if you just want the demon sheep money shot without listening to too much Republican crazy talk just jump to the 2:00 minute mark of the video.

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The NYT had an article about the problems with alcohol in Scotland that mentioned Buckfast Tonic Wine.

Where was this when I was 19? Right now, I’m imagining a world where we call Old Tom “Buckfast” instead of “Cisco”…

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Women’s College Wrestling Association national championships

Roller derby tryouts

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When I heard about France’s proposed band on the burqa, and especially when I heard about how few people it would affect, I immediately suspected French politicians of xenophobia. This Economist article casts the French objection to the burqa in an interesting light.

The thesis of the article is that, as a people who suffered under the authoritarian clericalism of the Catholic church and struggled against it, they object to authoritarian clericalism of all sorts. In their view it’s not so much a ban as it is a liberation.

I still suspect that xenophobia is still driving this legislation to some extent, but after reading the piece I’ve noticed more and more comments that dwell on liberating people.

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Seeing this article in Slate reminded me of the time that I came up with the funniest yoga joke ever while in the pigeon pose…

Q: What does a cannibal call pigeon pose?

A: Squab pose.

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Carrie Brownstein has a blog at NPR where she writes about things like humiliating karaoke experiences. She’s also written some stuff for Slate.

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“Hey! You know that normal thing you do? Well, there are some people who don’t do it!”

Recent hard-hitting examples:

People who don’t lock the doors to their home/apartment.

People who choose not to heat their homes.

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…we decided to have one too.

What’s weird is this kid can’t be president under the Constitution, with that whole natural born citizen thing, but also can’t be a Chinese citizen under the rules here. Rootless!

Hellx, Dr. No already vetoed Aqib Talib Tejada.

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as somebody who’s generally sympathetic towards democrats, i have to say i also enjoy the regular nervous breakdowns that the party goes through. i love the fact that the democratic party is able to get their shit together for like 36 minutes and then everything falls apart. of course, it really hasn’t fallen apart, but democrats always think it has. i think they’re still shell-shocked by 1994.

sullivan/chait on whole deal…

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Sure, KU basketball has a pretty good video intro, but can it compete with an intro video that features a giant polar bear sinking an icebreaker with a laser hockey stick, then climbing into a plane and destroying the earth? No.

More here.

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It’s that time of year again. Should you happen to find yourself in West Virginia the first week of February, you should definitely find your way to our place for the annual GH festivities on Feb. 5.

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Yeah, the treadmill guys. Cute videos, but the music really never worked for me.

I’m giving ‘em a second look after hearing and seeing two new videos.

WTF:

OK Go - WTF? from OK Go on Vimeo.

This Too Shall Pass:

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.

Something about the second song really works for me — I think it’s the marching band. Old Tom’s influence? You can download that version of the song free o’ charge at the Ok Go website.

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I have no idea what to think about jason zinoman at the NYT as a theater critic. he’s now reviewed two shows that i’ve had tickets to before the show.

one was americana kamikaze that i got tickets to because i thought it would be entertaining. zinoman’s review of “americana kamikaze”, though, ratcheted my anticipation up and i didn’t enjoy it as much as i think i would have without the glowing review.

so, when i saw his good review of l’effet de serge, i thought, “shit…once again he’s ramping up my expectations.”

i may have enjoyed americana kamikaze better without a good review in the NYT, but i loved ‘effet de serge even with a good review. if phillipe quesne comes to town, check him out.

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The Morning News has announced the books and judges for the 2010 Tournament of Books.

One of the judges: Andrew W.K.

The number of books on the list that I’ve read so far: one, Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood.

This is my favorite time of year…

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