Andymatic

Month: January 2010

  • Go Ask Alice

    A woman that played Alice in Wonderland at Disney World reminisces: she was 6 years old and almost blind from her condition, but she could see if you were close enough. i spent hours with her on 3 different days that she was there, the last day the mother was sobbing and telling me how […]

  • Blend Exclusive: NCLR's Shannon Minter's Legal Analysis: Perry v. Schwarzenegger Proceedings- Day 2

    Analysis of day 2 of the Prop 8 proceedings. Blend Exclusive: NCLR's Shannon Minter's Legal Analysis: Perry v. Schwarzenegger Proceedings- Day 2 The Perry plaintiffs had another great day in court. Professor Nancy Cott wrapped up her powerful testimony- which made three crucial points. First- Professor Cott provided a detailed historical account of how marriage […]

  • Gay Teen Worried He Might Be Christian

    The Onion: At first glance, high school senior Lucas Faber, 18, seems like any ordinary gay teen. But lately, a growing worry has begun to plague this young gay man. “I don’t know what’s happening to me,” Faber admitted to reporters Monday. “It’s like I get these weird urges sometimes, and suddenly I’m tempted to […]

  • Bank Of America Seizes Wrong House

    This is why we hate you: Last October, Bank of America screwed up and seized a vacation home that didn’t belong to them. They also changed the locks and shut off the power, leaving 75 pounds of salmon and halibut rotting for a week before it was discovered, writes Laura Elder of the Galveston Daily […]

  • Conan O’Brien's Letter

    From Media Decoder on NYTimes: Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me…. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some […]

  • Dutch Panel: Iraq Invasion Violated Int'l Law

    In the ‘RLY?’ but ‘maybe this means orange jumpsuits at The Hague’ department: In a damning series of findings on the decision of the Dutch government to support Tony Blair and George Bush in the strategy of regime change in Iraq, the inquiry found the action had “no basis in international law”. The 551-page report, […]

  • Exclusive – John Yoo Extended Interview Pt. 2

    Here's part 2. Yoo: 'I never had this conversation with President Bush. I never met the man.' Stewart: 'That might be the most fucked up thing I've heard about this…' Exclusive – John Yoo Extended Interview Pt. 2 In this complete- unedited interview- John Yoo agrees with increased presidential power in wartime. Airdate – 01/07/2010

  • Daily Show: Exclusive – John Yoo Extended Interview Pt. 1

    This will make your skin crawl. Daily Show: Exclusive – John Yoo Extended Interview Pt. 1 John Yoo talks about what constitutes torture in this complete- unedited interview. Airdate – 01/07/2010

  • Guantanamo Guard Reunites with Ex-inmates

    Only a matter of time before Maury or Tyra jumps on this: “You look different without a cap.” “You look different without the jump suits.” With those words, an extraordinary reunion gets under way. The last time Ruhal Ahmed met Brandon Neely, he was “behind bars, behind a cage and [Brandon] was on the other […]

  • Tiller Murder Case May Be Downgraded from First Degree Murder

    Tiller’s murderer may argue voluntary manslaughter: As his premeditated, first-degree murder trial begins Wednesday, no one — not even Roeder himself — disputes that he killed one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers. But what had been expected to be an open-and-shut murder trial was upended Friday when a judge decided to let Roeder […]