Andymatic

Month: October 2009

  • The South Will Rise Again, When?

    From a commenter on Metafilter: Howsabout you stop chanting about it and just do it, already? You’ve been promising to rise again for the last century and a half, and frankly, I’m starting to think you don’t mean it. via The South Will Not Rise Again

  • When Schwarzenegger Walked Off the Set of 'True Lies'

    From The New Yorker: “Do you want Paul Verhoeven to finish this motherfucker?” [James Cameron] shouted, an inch from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s face, after the actor went AWOL from the set of “True Lies,” a James Bond spoof that Cameron was shooting in Washington, D.C. Schwarzenegger had been giving the other actors a tour of the […]

  • Judaism vs Catholicism

    Commenter on Metafilter: I’ve always said that the difference between Judaism and Catholicism is that in Catholicism when you sin you’re disappointing God while in Judaism when you sin, you’re disappointing your parents. via 52 Weeks, 52 Religions

  • Evangelical Christianity Revives Witch Hunts in Nigeria

    The idea of witchcraft is hardly new, but it has taken on new life recently partly because of a rapid growth in evangelical Christianity. Campaigners against the practice say around 15,000 children have been accused in two of Nigeria’s 36 states over the past decade and around 1,000 have been murdered. In the past month […]

  • TSA 'Walked Away With My Child'

    I rolled my eyes and sternly told him “It’s his pacifier clip that went off, can’t you just run that back through the belt and let us go. We are going to miss our flight.” The female TSA agent, who had been standing there the entire time said to me, “You need to adjust your […]

  • Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License in Louisiana

    What a dumbass: Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long. “I’m not a […]

  • OK Gov Signs Intrusive Abortion Reporting Act

    On May 21, 2009, Oklahoma’s governor signed the Statistical Reporting of Abortion Act pdf. The act requires, as a condition of having the procedure done, that each woman fill out an “Individual Abortion Form” containing personal details, including age, county where abortion was performed, race, marital status, years of education, state of residence, number and […]

  • Schumer Pushes to Revoke Insurance Industry's Anti-Trust Exemption

    Days after the health insurance industry openly declared it will use the emerging health care reform overhaul as an excuse to raise premiums on millions of Americans, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer D-NY urged Wednesday that the legislation should include a new provision to revoke the industry’s anti-trust exemption. By virtue of the McCarran-Ferguson Act, […]

  • Wall Street Awards Record Pay

    Major U.S. banks and securities firms are on pace to pay their employees about $140 billion this year — a record high that shows compensation is rebounding despite regulatory scrutiny of Wall Street’s pay culture.Workers at 23 top investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers and stock and commodities exchanges can expect to earn even more […]

  • Even the Saudi Oil Kings Want a Bailout

    Saudi Arabia is trying to enlist other oil-producing countries to support a provocative idea: if wealthy countries reduce their oil consumption to combat global warming, they should pay compensation to oil producers. via Saudis Seek Compensation if Oil Exports Fall – NYTimes.com.