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South Park turns 200

Few shows have aged better.

Onion du jour

Pope Vows To Get Church Pedophilia Down To Acceptable Levels
April 5, 2010 | ISSUE 46•14

Pope Benedict XVI explains which types of slow, deliberate touching the church deems inappropriate.

‘Happy birthday to Charley Pride, America’s finest black’

Andisheh’s Twitter feed satirizing the recent Texas textbook brouhaha is a MUST-read. Some favorites:

REMINDER: Texas govt offices closed today in observance of 23rd anniversary of Wrestlemania III. #sboe #savehistory #texastextbooks 9:18 AM Mar 29th via TweetDeck

The U.S. Constitution says all Christian denominations shall be treated equally. #sboe #savehistory #texastextbooks [...]

“The Simpsons” and Eric Massa

Excellent observation from a reader on Andrew Sullivan’s blog:
This seems to be another case of life-imitates-The-Simpsons — specifically, the episode where incarcerated attempted murderer Sideshow Bob calls into (the obvious parody of) Limbaugh’s program and casts himself as a conservative unfairly railroaded by the liberal justice system. Limbaugh turns him into a martyr.
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Onion du jour

In Focus: International

Ambassador Stages Coup At UN, Issues Long List of Non-Binding Resolutions 02.19.10

a malcontent exclusive

Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh shocked onlookers today who watched him defecate in the middle of Times Square. Their disgust was compounded when Mr. Limbaugh wiped the refuse with his bare hand.
Liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas said the incident confirms that Mr. Limbaugh is “worse than Hitler.”
“This is a teachable moment,” Mr. Moulitsas contended.
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jackie harvey returns

Once a year is not enough:
I know I should buy a CD by Lady Gaga because she is very popular, but I’m still not sure she has the staying power of the Human League. Besides, I’m saving up for the new Beatles box set CDs. I’ve heard that I haven’t heard the Beatles until I’ve [...]