Good evening denizens of Balloon Juice! John has been harassing me to post a photo of my new dog Lilly, so much so that one would think that it was personal affront to him that I had not done so. So here she is! She’s a papillon/pomeranian mix and she’s five years old. So far …
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Friday Evening Open Thread: Comix Relief
(via the Atlantic) . For all us Wonder Women fans, especially LAMH36. I do believe that 1970 WW comic at 2:01 was the issue that got me into collecting, back in the day. (I later sold off my collection to tide me over between college and my first ‘real’ job, which means I got a …
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Open Thread – Who Put the Nembutal in Mr Murphy’s Overalls?
Here’s the only song I know that mentions Nembutal (pentobarbital), the drug that those European socialists won’t let us use for our Jesus-approved executions. Update: As many of you pointed out, how could I have forgotten this classic? (Of course, Valley of the Dolls is another pop culture reference, but it isn’t music.)
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In which I outsource to Tbogg, Part the XXXIV
I was thinking of things to say about the Kellers using their mega platforms to talk about the cancer patient, Lisa Bonchek Adams, and I was pretty conflicted. As much as I hate Bill Keller for how he dragged the NYT down during his tenure and turned into a print version of Fox News, particularly during …
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99.74% off
I was snipped last month, and I’ve been getting a steady stream of explanation of benefits (EOB). EOBs are the listing of what the medical provider did, what they charge, what the insurance company has as a contract rate, what the insurance company pays, and what the individual member who received the service is responsible …
Worse Than Teenagers At the Mall!
Via NYMag, the NYTimes reports on a crime wave in Queens: … For the past several months, a number of elderly Korean patrons and this McDonald’s they frequent have been battling over the benches inside. The restaurant says the people who colonize the seats on a daily basis are quashing business, taking up tables for …
Utter and Complete McArdle Pwnage
Via valued commenter Bill E Pilgrim, a clip of Jon Chait delivering the most devastating retort since Woody Allen produced Marshall McLuhan to silence a pompous blowhard in “Annie Hall.” Burn, baybee. Buurrrrnnnn!