. . From NYMag’s culture blog, “Learn to Speak Dothraki and Valyrian From the Man Who Invented Them“: Bad news, Game of Thrones fans: You are mispronouncing Daenerys’s honorific, Khaleesi. But don’t feel bad. On the HBO show, her smitten man-servant Jorah has been saying it incorrectly as well; the more accurate pronunciation should be …
Friday Recipe Exchange: Chicken Piccata
. Held over from last week, because too much news. From our Food Goddess, TaMara: I think because winter moved back into the neighborhood (seriously, Tuesday’s forecast was for honest to goodness ‘ice pellets’, can ‘raining frogs’ be far behind?) I am finding myself in a berry and citrus mood. I bought 3 lbs of …
Open Thread: We Are Never Going to Be Rid of The Horrible Bush Family
(Mike Luckovich via GoComics.com) … Despite my and Bar’s fervent wishes. Alex Pareene thinks the fooferaw over the manure locker is not so much about Fortunate Dim Son, but the “Bush family furiously selling itself to Americans once again“: … After presidents are done being presidents, they get to build big museums about themselves, because …
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Dog Rescue Donation Bleg – Freckles
From commentor Felonious Wench: This came to me from a friend. This poor little guy was brought to Noah’s Ark after he was found crying on the side of the road. He had been dragged behind some vehicle on purpose and his skin was just stripped off. He also had a broken leg where the …
Open Thread: Bar Bush Doesn’t Want Another Bush in the White House, Either
(h/t Paul Constant) . … Mostly, I presume, because the old battleaxe doesn’t want to give “the smart Bush” the chance to show up Mommy’s Favorite Little Man as the brain-damaged runt he was, and is. If you want an excellent antidote to the current shiny-object “reexamination” of the Dubya Legacy — perhaps there are …
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Late Night Open Thread: Gun Safety – “Cartoonists Demand Action”
. . Via Ted Rall’s blog, where he explains his participation in the way guaranteed to annoy as many people as possible: … This is definitely the first-ever joint Spiegelman-Rall appearance. My participation may come as a surprise to readers who know I am a strong advocate of the Second Amendment. History teaches us that …
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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Buy ‘Em?
Harold Meyerson, at the Washington Post, worries about the Koch Brothers’ latest attempt to institute their “three-pronged, 10-year strategy to shift the country toward a smaller government with less regulation and taxes”: On May 21, Los Angeles voters will go to the polls to select a new mayor. Who will govern Los Angeles, however, is …