tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38610672011-04-21T23:36:19.358-04:00<br><b>The blog for those who continually ask the question<br>"Why SHOULDN'T I be disgruntled?"</b><br> The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1172514135627524002007-02-26T13:11:00.000-05:002007-02-26T13:38:18.730-05:00

.....and now, partially sanitized.That's right, despite The Mal's previous defense of the f-bomb, some of our friends have children now old enough to be on the interwebnets. So, in the interest of their delicate natures, two frequently used words are now represented by "f***" and "s***" in the posts. Also changed are the words now represented by "a-hole" and "d-head."The Mal, apparently by

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1145532433641068112006-04-20T07:23:00.000-04:002006-04-20T07:27:13.653-04:00

Yes, it's true. The Malcontent is shut down. Why?Well, for one reason, I seem to be sort of.....um, content. Gruntled, if you will. I quit my job to work on writing, filmmaking, and other creative passions (including, I have discovered, housekeeping) and it has just been too good.In addition, I will have two other sites rolling out, both under my given name, one about food, and the other just

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1127745301131900482005-09-26T10:33:00.000-04:002007-02-26T13:09:00.056-05:00

From the "don't we have enough s*** to worry about?" file: Deadly dolphins in the Gulf?

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1125586916968739582005-09-01T10:26:00.000-04:002005-09-26T10:33:07.040-04:00

As my cousin awaits evacuation from New Orleans, I read Sidney Blumenthal's breakdown in Salon of how the current administration gutted flood protection budgets for New Orleans to pay for the Iraq War.Blumenthal writes: A year ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed to study how New Orleans could be protected from a catastrophic hurricane, but the Bush administration ordered that the

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1125084707259414512005-08-26T15:26:00.000-04:002005-08-26T15:31:47.266-04:00

Seth Stevenson sums up the great hallucinogenic conclusion in today's Slate:One thing about interesting drugs (not boring drugs like cocaine or Vicodin) is that they can help you appreciate simple truths. Things you've been taking for granted. I mean, you look down at your hand, and the drugs say, "Wow, far out, there are bones inside my hand!" but then the sober, together voice in your head says

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1124804099195353292005-08-24T10:33:00.000-04:002007-02-26T13:27:24.816-05:00

So, clearly I have been living wrong.I recently went (along with the SoTM) for a business meeting in Chicago. Forget that there was no joy to be had at this meeting, as it involved 10,000 lawyers in close proximity.[1] We arrived safely on our direct flight, our luggage did not. Short one suitcase.American Airlines assures us it is likely on the next flight. Nope. The one after that? Nope. The

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1124820407415288712005-08-23T14:04:00.000-04:002005-08-23T14:06:47.420-04:00

One must, it is true, forgive one's enemies -- but not before they have been hanged. Heinrich Heine, Gedanken und Einfälle

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1124803506139340102005-08-23T09:22:00.000-04:002005-08-23T09:25:06.143-04:00

Pat Robertson loses his mind and goes for the "Hey, it works for Bin Laden" Broadcasting Award.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1124718939417105632005-08-22T09:53:00.000-04:002005-08-22T09:55:39.416-04:00

We shall not see his like again. (Trite, but in this case, probably true.)

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1124281826222150092005-08-18T08:19:00.000-04:002005-08-18T10:17:58.890-04:00

As the assorted dingleberries in Kansas, Pennsylvania, and the White House reject evolution and push for creationism Intelligent Design to be taught as an "alternative theory" to evolution, they forget a few minor points: it's not science, it's not a theory, and.......oh, right! It's crap.Jack Marburger, the President's own science advisor labels I.D. as unscientific. The New Republic published

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1124220828382310552005-08-16T15:04:00.000-04:002005-08-16T15:55:38.140-04:00

You could grow a steak the size of a small truck, presumably.I've got my doubts as to whether people will find the above-linked method of meat production acceptable. Cloning livestock seems to make people skittish, much less meat-from-a-vat. Of course, growing it in a vat would likely take up a lot less water and grain and land resources than our current method of raising livestock for meat.I

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1124135798497494052005-08-15T15:55:00.000-04:002007-02-26T13:11:03.216-05:00

Is it just me, or is this screen hard to see?

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1124115612810309162005-08-15T10:06:00.000-04:002005-08-15T10:20:12.816-04:00

That's right, we're going to have to hide the glo-sticks from Grandma. (and it's not good news for Dr. Ricaurte, either, who claimed Ecstasy caused Parkinson's. ) Still, it is going to be a lot harder to rave all night long on an artificial hip, but it ought to be a hell of a show.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1123864956280552642005-08-12T12:36:00.000-04:002005-08-12T15:20:40.006-04:00

Well, it has been roughly half a year since The Malcontent Amalgamated International Blogging Syndicate, LLC went on hiatus.Surely many of you (yes, we mean you, ACW) are asking "Why? Why on earth would you return? Can't you just leave us in peace?"Well, we could, but we won't. I mean, who else will help you keep track of the comings and goings of Chlumsky? Focus on critical matters of science?OK

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1123189920113860942005-08-04T17:09:00.000-04:002005-08-04T17:20:47.053-04:00

Commence system restart.Systems check 1..........check.Systems check 2..........check.Attention, Malcontent Mission Control.Please stand-by for new transmission.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1121436431794788912005-07-15T10:02:00.000-04:002005-07-15T10:07:11.800-04:00

Rehnquist says to vultures, "I'm not dead yet!"

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1118167553483325292005-06-07T14:04:00.000-04:002005-06-07T14:05:53.486-04:00

This is amazing.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1110301026871318842005-03-08T11:55:00.000-05:002005-03-14T15:08:15.946-05:00

The Malcontent hopes to resume one day. Still, this is so awesome, I just couldn't stay silent.(Originally, I linked to an amazing article on Kolin's experience at MIT's Technology Review, but they took it down.)

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1107282304585178652005-02-01T13:19:00.000-05:002005-02-01T13:36:04.516-05:00

Sorry, friends. The Malcontent is closing shop for the month of February. (For those who don't know why, feel free to engage in your favorite-most conspiracy theory in the comments.) We will see in March if blogging resumes. To my regular readers, thanks for all the eyeball time. To my irregular readers... well, we're really all just a bit irregular, aren't we?

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1107195729848021892005-01-31T13:19:00.000-05:002005-01-31T13:22:18.440-05:00

Dooce rocks The New York Times (with a great shot of Leta, that little cutie). Congratulations, Heather!

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1106861048168661262005-01-27T15:53:00.000-05:002007-02-26T12:58:08.010-05:00

6-something A.M.--The Malcontent is sitting at home, mildly eating his breakfast of leftover Kung Pao chicken, when some bloated, pin-headed baldie comes on the news "explaining" how his coterie of nutjobs in his "nonprofit organization" are lobbying for a law that will "protect marriage" and "keep marriage the way God intended--between one man and one woman.""Wait," said The Malcontent, "Did you

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1105644070325707162005-01-13T14:17:00.000-05:002005-08-15T14:52:39.723-04:00

Bloggers, prepare to jump the shark.(Hey, we here at The Malcontent International Pop Culture Analysis Systems realize that "jumping the shark" has jumped the shark. But what are you gonna do?)

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1105027242977929402005-01-06T09:32:00.000-05:002005-01-06T11:00:42.976-05:00

Maybe he could go get a job on The Daily Show?

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1104431327794769672004-12-30T13:23:00.000-05:002004-12-30T13:28:47.793-05:00

British scientists bring us.....fly-eating robots. Now if they would only invent lawyer-eating robots, then they would be on to something. The technology has to be pretty close--the fly-eating robots use human sewage as part of their system already.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1103470630368004372004-12-19T10:30:00.000-05:002004-12-19T10:37:10.366-05:00

OK, so The Malcontent, in fact, didn't get well. Hope to return during the week of December 27th. Until then, go read ACW's histrionic dramatic tales of his own ill health!

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1103032200767999162004-12-14T08:42:00.000-05:002004-12-14T08:50:00.766-05:00

To paraphrase Twain, rumors of The Malcontent's death have been exaggerated, but not that greatly. Feeling better, hope to return to posting soon.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1102346167366541532004-12-06T10:05:00.000-05:002004-12-06T10:16:07.366-05:00

William Saletan covered the President's Council on Bioethics in Slate last week. Saletan's coverage offers an interesting perspect on the Council generally, their recent stem cell discussion, as well as Frank Fukuyama's newest proposal. What Saletan gets exactly right is that the Council is often pondering really earth-shaking monumental ideas and developments that will change the world as we

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1102087886997643492004-12-03T10:27:00.000-05:002004-12-03T10:31:26.996-05:00

B.T.K. plays cat-and-mouse with the police.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101938392698050802004-12-01T16:41:00.000-05:002004-12-01T16:59:52.696-05:00

We here at The Malcontent love the stinky cheese, as do our friend and colleague AnonymousCoworker. Recently, through the machinations of the delightful P.G., The Malcontent received not one, but two whole wheels of the legendary Red Hawk, made by Cowgirl Creamery of California. The cheese, which remind many of the French Epoisses, smelled so strongly that it was the first thing you noticed upon

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101935903613959262004-12-01T15:56:00.000-05:002004-12-01T16:18:23.613-05:00

What would we do without the FDA to protect us? For example, when they finally got around to checking milk supplies, it turns out milk in the U.S. is generally contaminated with perchlorate, the primary ingredient in solid rocket propellant, and a chemical linked to impaired thyroid function, which can play a role in tumor formation in the thyroid. Ditto lettuce. But the FDA doesn't want you

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101838713756327002004-11-30T13:10:00.000-05:002004-11-30T14:13:54.566-05:00

Slate has an excellent article today on chankonabe, the soup that makes a sumo wrestle for seconds (and twelfths, and thirty-seconds...). Don't forget to check out the chanko recipe, generously donated by Konishiki, who, in all honesty, The Malcontent cannot afford to take to lunch. For those who require more scholarly approaches to lunch, check out the chanko article at Gastronomica. As for The

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101837250927958572004-11-30T13:00:00.000-05:002004-11-30T14:14:38.800-05:00

The New York Times may be reporting on the International Red Cross reports and Guantánamo, but this is all stuff that we have heard before--from the detainees. Michael Ratner, from the Center for Constitutional Rights, already told us last summer what was happening at Guantánamo in his book with Ellen Ray entitled Guantánamo: What the World Should Know. Published by Chelsea Green Publishing in

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101827872342117132004-11-30T09:52:00.000-05:002004-11-30T10:17:52.343-05:00

When we spend our rhetorical energy demonizing the terrorists who would attack America, we make it easier for some of us to become monsters ourselves. When you dehumanize your enemy, you make it easier for some to abuse them. The Department of Justice has been foot-dragging on hearings at Gitmo, and most of the world had a suspicion as to why. That suspicion is confirmed by reports from the

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101755677202522742004-11-29T14:13:00.000-05:002004-11-29T14:14:37.213-05:00

Check out this article on "therapeutic forgetting."

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101754684117929352004-11-29T13:50:00.000-05:002004-11-29T13:58:04.116-05:00

According to an article in this week's Chronicle of Higher Ed, "...there is only one lawyer per 6,300 people in Japan compared with about one lawyer for 471 people in the United States." The total population of the U.S. is 281,421,906, according to the U.S. Census. A quick back of the envelope calculation puts the U.S. population of lawyers at 597,498. We're screwed.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101744877331308442004-11-29T10:57:00.000-05:002004-11-29T11:14:37.360-05:00

Thanks from the world to U.S. District Judge Dickinson Debevoise, who recently ruled to allow aliens to sue the companies who run detention centers over the human rights violations committed in those centers. Good call, judge. Now that the door is open a crack, hopefully we'll bumrush right on in. Penny Venetis has cleared the path, let's hope plaintiff's counsel beat it flat.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101324910432958972004-11-24T14:32:00.000-05:002004-11-24T14:35:10.433-05:00

Food blogs, that is. The Malcontent's wednesday food section points you to a terrific resource. Food Porn Watch provides a killer list of recently updated food blogs. The Malcontent is a regular visitor. Whew, just in time for Thanksgiving--in case you don't know what to cook.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101221165149263892004-11-23T09:44:00.000-05:002004-11-23T09:46:05.150-05:00

Detroit tumbles to number 2 as Camden rockets from third to first. Good job, Camdenites!

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101146271844683682004-11-22T13:54:00.000-05:002004-11-22T12:57:51.843-05:00

The President rescues his Secret Service Agent in Chile. No, no, Mr. President, they are supposed to protect you. (It's confusing, we know.) But it is nice to see you trying to earn your paycheck. (Keep up the good work, and thanks for not invading Chile.)

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101146024716505792004-11-22T13:53:00.000-05:002004-11-22T12:53:44.716-05:00

I have no words for this.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101145914514579712004-11-22T13:30:00.000-05:002004-11-23T09:26:26.103-05:00

The Malcontent previously addressed the creation of right-wing christian law schools, and now the New York Times is adding to the noise. What the Times fails to address is how hard it is for these schools to get American Bar Association accreditation, in part because the school fail to supply a basic legal education, jamming up their students heads with their "natural law" and Ten Commandments

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1101137834419891502004-11-22T10:32:00.000-05:002004-11-22T10:37:14.420-05:00

Nobel Laureate Elfriede Jelinek brings the wisdom in a great NYT Magazine interview. The killer quote? A woman who becomes famous through her work reduces her erotic value. A woman is permitted to chat or babble, but speaking in public with authority is still the greatest transgression.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100869745348335712004-11-19T08:07:00.000-05:002004-11-19T08:09:05.346-05:00

Steal wi-fi and start the revolution! (in Slate)

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100809209888816762004-11-18T15:18:00.000-05:002004-11-18T15:20:09.886-05:00

Google Scholar, for scientific and academic searches. Very cool. Next up? Google Neural Scanner--index and search your own brain!

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100717925188246502004-11-17T13:55:00.000-05:002004-11-17T13:58:45.186-05:00

The Malcontent may be paranoid, but this one is clear: Hardee's is trying to kill us. Tip of the blogging fez to Hawthorne, who alerted me to this story.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100704353505658212004-11-17T10:08:00.000-05:002004-11-17T10:12:33.506-05:00

Reports today that Kerry hasn't ruled out another run at the presidency. While the headline read "Kerry Says He's Not Ruling Out Another Run" it might just as well read "Democrats got nothin', fail to field candidate." Or maybe "Random Republican to be elected in '08." John, if you couldn't beat Dubya, ain't nobody you can beat. Sorry.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100637667486538222004-11-16T14:39:00.000-05:002007-03-16T14:06:36.661-04:00

We here at The Malcontent were shocked -- shocked! -- that the Good People at Bob Jones University have removed the letter from university president Bob Jones to President Bush from its place of prominence on the BJU website.Could it be that the rabid tone of intolerance against non-Christians was embarassing even for BJU's faithful?Perhaps the text of the letter itself (reproduced here in lovely

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100615575229796712004-11-16T09:26:00.000-05:002004-11-16T09:38:43.286-05:00

The New York Times's Monica Davey is reporting this morning that members of the Individual Ready Reserve are resisting being called back into duty to support the war efforts in Iraq. They are filing suit, failing to show up, or requesting delays. ("Former G.I.'s, Ordered to War, Fight Not to Go") The Malcontent is still waiting for the blog-handy link to the Times story to show up, but until

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100534150678803942004-11-15T10:48:00.000-05:002004-11-15T10:55:50.676-05:00

The AP is reporting that Miami-Dade police admitted to recently using a Taser stun gun--not just on a six year old boy--but on a twelve year old girl as well. What kind of law enforcement officers can't manage a 6 year old and a 12 year old? These are some cops that should be looking for new jobs. Maybe a paper route?

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100464301954299652004-11-14T15:23:00.000-05:002004-11-14T15:31:41.953-05:00

Cyber sex-guru Gina Lynn's weekly column in WIRED news is just one more reason to look forward to Fridays. This week's column also provides one of the best quotes about Dubya and Co. ever, from Jeffrey Douglas, board chairman of the Free Speech Coalition: You just know high-ranking members of the Bush administration stay awake at night thinking that somewhere out there people are masturbating,

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100293754917276712004-11-12T16:06:00.000-05:002004-11-12T16:09:14.916-05:00

The Miami-Dade County police use a Taser on a six-year-old. Those officers just got a confirmed reservation for their special place in hell.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100293569586745252004-11-12T15:57:00.000-05:002004-11-12T16:18:16.296-05:00

News outlets should have this story momentarily, The Malcontent just happened to stumble on the live AP feed on the internet, and for once, actually had some "news" in a timely fashion. (Thanks, AP!) I know, we at The Malcontent House of Delayed Media Scavenging are surprised, too. Don't worry, this won't become a habit. Follow-up: Murder in the 1st for his wife, murder in the 2d for his child.

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100292626904524902004-11-12T15:39:00.000-05:002004-11-12T15:50:26.903-05:00

Try reading the letter from right-wing "Christian" zealot Bob Jones III to President Dubya. Particularly good passages include: In your re-election, God has graciously granted America—though she doesn't deserve it—a reprieve from the agenda of paganism. You have been given a mandate. Sure, that's it. A mandate!! Even though we don't deserve it. Don't equivocate. Put your agenda on the front

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1100199535563552272004-11-11T13:44:00.000-05:002007-02-26T13:25:54.600-05:00

Yesterday, The Malcontent congratulated the Emperor Dubya on his nomination of Alberto Gonzales for the position of Attorney General (see "Nice job, d-head.")Could it get any better? Sure. Slate runs a column today questioning Gonzales' competence as a lawyer. Besides the already widely-discussed concerns about Gonzales' advice regarding the Geneva Conventions, Phillip Carter provides a telling

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Part of what is difficult about fighting terrorists is their ability to blend in, indistinguishable from friendlies and non-combatants. However, often people will make a public action (a "slip") that marks them as suspect--whether is is financial support for institutions that hate freedom, or just a public aligning with a suspect individual or organization. In the Bush administration's

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Man, can the President pick 'em, or what?Alberto Gonzales as attorney general. Did the President not read our post earlier today?Law.com reports it's Gonzales, and finally says what we here at The Malcontent Coalition for a Civil Society have been thinking:Gonzales has been at the center of developing Bush's positions on balancing civil liberties with waging the war on terrorism -- opening the

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The Malcontent regrets the recent neglect of the Wednesday food section, but brings forth this gem: a website for finding good sushi. We here at The Malcontent Foundation for the Consumption of Uncooked Fish cannot wait until every city is represented. And just to bring your attention to another good use for the internet--facilitating one's flight to Canada.

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That's right, every lefty's favorite freedom-hating protofascist, John "Call me General" Ashcroft resigned his position yesterday as head of the US Department of Justice. Some of the names being floated around as possible replacements are not exactly heartening (say, political weasel and former Montana governor Marc Racicot), but one is truly chilling: White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales.

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Now, The Malcontent has to read a lot of science writing (a lot)--most of it very good, but not exactly the kind of writing that grabs you. That's why the cutline for a picture in a New York Times story on supernovas is a welcome refresher: A three-billion-degree bubble of thermonuclear hell mushrooms upward through a star in the milliseconds of a supernova explosion. Sweeping around the star’s

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From CNN's coverage on Falluja: There has been less organized resistance than expected so far, said Lt. Col. Pete Newell with Task Force 22 of the 1st Infantry Division.From The New York Times's coverage on Falluja: Hundreds or thousands of insurgents met the American attack, sometimes contesting every inch of the advance and sometimes melting back into the darkened houses of the city they have

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Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School parents fail to do their part in the War On Terror. I mean, President Bush did his part and sent lots of young people off to die. None of your kids were even hurt.....yet. Next week: bakesale for Al Qaida!

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A tip of the blogging fez to Anonymous CoWorker for unearthing this bit of fun. World 66 lets you make these maps to give yourself a quick visual. Red where you have already visited, grey where you've still got to go! So for The Malcontent, within the U.S.A.: create your own personalized map of the USA And in Europe: create your personalized map of europe Makes you want to bust out

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An excellent example of why the Democrats are so completely and totally f***ed:Let's blame one of our own for the loss, instead of the Republicans, who pandered to the forces of intolerance and ignorant hatred towards gays and lesbians.

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As The Emperor Dubya observed: "The United States of America will not permit the world's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world's most destructive weapons." Because apparently we can do that all on our own. (Threatening ourselves with the world's most destructive weapons--the one job that won't be outsourced under Bush.) BTW, a 20-millimeter shell is fired from a cannon and is

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1099670305018544252004-11-05T10:52:00.000-05:002007-02-26T13:07:53.543-05:00

In the midst of all the political kvetching, whining, sniping and grousing, The Malcontent takes a moment out of everyday to go see what Heather Armstrong is up to.Heather's personal and direct blog entries serve as a reminder as to why The Malcontent became interested in blogging in the first place. Plus, she regularly writes posts that make it hard to be fully disgruntled.(Yes, I know that

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For the next four years, The Malcontent (and affiliated posse-mates at Minimum Safe Distance) should have endless material to feed our bilious rage. So there's that.

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....but he might be able to make it impossible to access my Blogger account. Yea, indeed, The Malcontent has tried all day to log onto his account, but has only now succeeded. This means resorting to The Malcontent's patented shorthand blogging. Here goes.... Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Excellent. Aggravating.

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OK, so The Malcontent is a little too negative about the election, too pessimistic? Well, here's the antidote.

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Legal Goddess Dahlia Lithwick breaks it down for you, and the title makes it clear: File Your Own Election Lawsuit - Slate's handy do-it-yourself pleadings for a more litigious Election Day.

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You people want posting while The Malcontent is on vacation? OK, here it is. The Malcontent crunched the poll numbers, read the tea leaves, drew on the vast political memory of The Malcontent Political Posse, threw the i Ching, and concluded.... Bush, by 6 points. Litigation to follow. There. Everybody happy now?

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Exhausted by political vitriol, rankled by the failure of our elected officials to adequately safeguard the mechanisms of the American democratic process, and ever more surprised by the lengths to which those in power will go to keep that power, The Malcontent is on vacation through Nov. 1.

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Ah, this is what politics is all about: neighbors talking with neighbors about why they support their candidate.No wonder Jon Stewart is a little worked up.(A little note to Novak and Carville. Stewart is brilliant, you guys are a-holes, and your 15 minutes are way, way up. James, go back to running campaigns and quit jumping into the goddamn spotlight. It is unbecoming. Bob, scamper back for the

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....and his name is Ralph Nader.--Look, we here at the Malcontent, where our motto is "We're not satisfied," clearly think that ol' Uncle Ralph could not be engaging in his narcissistic games if the Democrats had been taking care of their base and crafting a vision of governance that is something more that the trite pseudo-populist crapola they have been shoveling. (In fact, we hereby declare the

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1097845945572403462004-10-15T09:10:00.000-04:002007-02-26T13:04:42.666-05:00

Well, I'm no ichthyologist, but this is clearly f***ed up.

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And I'm not going to take it anymore! (What?!? Am I the only person under 40 who saw Network?) Hold Sinclair responsible for their breach of the public trust. Challenge their ability to hold a public broadcast license. The license to broadcast carries concomitant responsibilities. Cross-posted on MSD.

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Science finally discovers something that matters. (Hey, screw penicillin and DNA!) The empirical data about the 5-second rule. (Also, the dangerous risks of country music were revealed! ...Or is it just a government plot to reduce the numbers of rednecks in the U.S.?) Thanks to AIR and the IgNobel Posse for bringing forth the knowledge.

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The Washington Post's Tom Shales takes apart the debate--with a critic's eye, not a pundit's spin--and we all benefit from his insight. Shales points out the monotony, the irrelevancy, and the generally low caliber of the answers. (The Malcontent thought he might have suffered a stroke and lost his ability to understand language while watching the debate--but no, the candidates are just

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Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns both the Fox and WB affiliates in Baltimore, is pushing an anti-Kerry "documentary" to be broadcast during the next two weeks, encouraging affiliates to pre-empt their regular programming. This is fierce partisanship by a major broadcaster (a problem, because the airwaves belong to the public and play a critical role in a free democratic discourse--see Reed

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Anyone want to move to Loving County, Texas? (The Malcontent would, but then that would ruin their big draw.)

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Fugghedabouit.

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It's a good thing.

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Here they come! (And they only cost $50,000. This will drive the anti-technologists wild.) If you are missing little Snowball and are rich, desperate, and a little off kilter, click here. (Though we here at The Malcontent House of Ghoulish Sympathy hope your wee kitten hasn't been dead too long--see "How long after death can you obtain viable DNA?" in the FAQ.)

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1097241948421405552004-10-08T09:21:00.000-04:002004-10-08T09:25:48.420-04:00

Look, and you can see the puppet's strings! But who is the puppetmaster? Cross-posted to Minimum Safe Distance.

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If you like polls, this is your kind of website. Not only do they have all the political race polls, but they have little nuggets like the June 2004 ABC news poll on whether people favor replacing Hamilton's face on the 10-spot with Reagan's. Hmm....Hamilton, a founding father, author of the Federalist Papers, first secretary of the U.S. Treasury or Reagan, mindless advocate of trickle-down

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1097098723636598522004-10-06T17:31:00.000-04:002004-10-06T17:38:43.636-04:00

Sorry, but here at The Malcontent Amalgamated Business Enterprises, we just ain't hiring. That New York Times--they're always looking for the next wave. It's cute, in an Old Media sort of way. We here at The Malcontent want to get in on that whole prognosticatey vibe. Here we go.... Next trend? Business consultants to help you created the right kind of blog to attract the best applicants and

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OK, OK, in today's food post, The Malcontent crumbles under the pressure of public opinion like a sweet, buttery cookie! The new Gourmet Cookbook is out, it's awesome, and it is definitely not just good looking. All hail the glamorous culinary goddess Ruth Reichl! She also writes a damn fine memoir. You just won't be happy without a recipe? Fine, try this one. (Hey, we here at The Malcontent

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Any regular reader (though frankly, we suspect most of our readers are irregular, in one fashion or another) will know that The Malcontent is no fan of the truth-disregarding, profligate-spending, religious-pandering 43rd president. However, in presenting such a smug, callous, imperial approach to governance, he appears to be firing up artists in a way that we haven't seen in a long while. Among

The Malcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18085184157008012403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861067.post-1096891686469490062004-10-04T08:05:00.000-04:002004-10-04T08:08:06.470-04:00

Josh Marshall catches Bush out on the 100,000 "trained" police officers in Iraq. Really, it's just too easy. When the emperor doesn't care if anyone knows he's lying.....

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That's right, folks. It's the first monday in October, and that means the Supremes are gettin' the band back together! Linda Greenhouse breaks down the 2004-2005 Supreme Court's docket (so far) for you in the NYT. Remember, some of these Honorable cats will be retiring in the near future, so whoever is elected in November will likely have an opportunity to appoint some new folks--so, go

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Despite The Malcontent's pledge to avoid the debate (mindless pageantry! yet another meaningless spectacle!), all eyes were on CNN last night at La Casa de los Malcontents. Here in The Nation's Crapitol...I mean, CAPitol...everyone seems to be endlessly parsing the debate. Who won? What did it mean? What about W's expression? What about Kerry's message? Blah, blah, blabbity, blab, blab. But

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It's October. The Malcontent turns two years old. It's like a monument to wasted time.

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John Gilmore cannot be broken. The Malcontent admires his spirit and determination--and has said so before.

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Probably not as nervous as the people in Solano County, California. I think this quote catches the flavor of why people may view former Diebold employee/new county elections manager Deborah Seiler with some suspicion: Seiler's move is a rare one, however -- an election official who left state employment to go work for a voting company, then came back to elections. Seiler worked for Diebold--you

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Just in time for the release of Doom 3. Thanks, IBM!

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The Onion Brings It. (Oh, it's been broughten. Oh, yeah.)

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Paul Boutin reflects on the Blue Screen of Death in Slate and offers some advice in hopes of seeing it less frequently. Good for the non-technical crowd.

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The government's blatant attempt to increase the severity of Martha Stewart's sentence. Sorry, it was just too easy.

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Well, no. The Malcontent wears many hats and one of them is a toque. Plus, the whole blog can't just be a bunch of mindless political vitriol (I mean, why steal Ann Coulter's place in the universe?) Plus, The Malcontent knows from food. Last food item today (or until I find something else interesting): The highly annoying Rocco DiSpirito gets sacked. I'm no fan of Rocco, but he really seems to

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Among The Malcontent's many obsessions are apples. Not the computers, the fruit. As a extra Wednesday food item, check out this beautiful apple cookbook, which is available for free download as well.

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In honor of Spouse of Malcontent, who loves sandwiches, the recipe for one of the world's oddest sandwiches, the chip butty. Also a shout-out to Bill, who clearly loves sandwiches more than SoM, because his blog is called I Love Sandwiches. The chip butty is one of those creations that is as much process as recipe. This recipe is adapted from the Lancastrian one found on this page of The

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