Monday, May 01, 2006
“I think the Star Spangled Banner ought to be sung in English. Period.” (11:53 PM) - That’s Teddy Kennedy talking….
No Speech He Ghosted (10:29 PM) - Bill Safire, in the New York Times: “I interviewed Ava Gardner a half-century ago, when she was filming ‘The Barefoot Contessa’ in Portofino and I was a corporal with the Armed Forces Network. After our talk, I reminded her that…
Dartmouth Graduation Speaker: Elie Wiesel (08:28 PM) - The esteemed Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, Auschwitz and Buchenwald survivor and author of Night, will speak at Dartmouth’s 2006 Commencement. Among those receiving honorary degrees are Jim Lehrer and Senator Judd Gregg. MORE: A few more notables. Stanford will have…
…And Cambridge, Today, Swift on the Uptake (05:26 PM) - The demands are higher there: For Harvardians, the order of the day is open borders, not just amnesty. UPDATE: And here is a report from Vassar….
The March of Conquest Through Wild Provinces (03:47 PM) - Today, Dartmouth College experienced A Day Without Immigrants. It is late afternoon now—time for busy collegians to nap—so the festivities have nigh on ceased. Or rather, what existed of them has ceased. The beginning was not auspicious, as merely a…
Inside the Afterparty and Outside the Beforeparty (01:02 PM) - The Wonkette men, courtesy of their lovely and talented photographer Elizabeth Gorman, have a Bloombergian yarn to spin for you, of what is evidently the hottest invitation in the Washington, D.C. area. Which is to say, a really, incredibly, super…
The Review Redone (08:53 AM) - The National Review gets a redesign….
Operating System Agitprop (08:40 AM) - The San Francisco Chronicle reports, drop-jawed, that the Macintosh Operating system is vulnerable to attacks:While Apple’s Mac operating system is considered more secure than Microsoft’s Windows, the Cupertino company’s software recently has become more vulnerable to attacks, according to a…
A Note from Central Command (06:40 AM) - SPC C. Flowers with CENTCOM Public Affairs sends this note:I just wanted to thank you for mentioning the US Central Command website on your blog. Your interest is appreciated. I don’t know if you’ve had the opportunity to visit the…