duPoint- Columbia Winners Announced

My "fishing buddy" and his team at The World have won a duPont-Columbia award for broadcast excellence. What's next - an Oscar for the film version of his book?

How to tell if you're a gay cowboy

Not only is it dominating the movie critics' year-end awards, Brokeback Mountain has achieved pop culture status as the subject of Letterman's top ten list. Gay cowboys of the world - unite!

The I-Pod of Toilets

See for yourself.

The Year in Review, a la George Will

Excellent summary of the year almost past by commentator George Will. Among other observations, he says 2005 can be summarized by three female names: Terri Schiavo, Harriet Miers and Katrina. 'Nuff said.

OK, so torture doesn't work...

Apparently the "proof" that linked Al Qaeda to Saddam was obtained as a result of rendition-associated torture - and turned out to be false. On the other hand, doesn't this discovery mean that President Bush didn't lie about the issue as the Dems have so often charged?

Mon dieu!

Those riots must be driving love-starved French ladies to the end of their ropes

Pope to Gays: "Worthless"

Sullivan's reply says it best, as usual.

'Torture is Counterproductive'

According to CIA chief Porter Goss, the US government doesn't use torture because it is ineffective. The Bush administration is one of the most moralistic we've ever seen, yet it sees no moral problem with the use of torture? Does Goss's comment mean that if torture did achieve its desired end, our government would use it?

Florida Hypocricy Watch

Is there any justification for a legal system that allows a 14 year old boy to be tried and sentenced as an adult for murder yet regards a 16 year old boy as a minor too young to consent to sex with an adult?

XXXOOO

The votes are in....here are the top ten best on-screen guy-on-guy kisses.

Finally, physics proves its worth

I wonder if we'll ever see this taught in high school physics, AP or otherwise.

Full Disclosure?

Since Sarbanes-Oxley has been in effect, it has become almost tiresome to hear about the potential conflicts commentators and their firms may have with the companies about which they are commenting. That's all fine and good. But what about the rest of the punditocracy? Take the case of Jay Sekulow, an omniprensent voice regarding all things SCOTUS. Given yesterday's damning exposé in Legal Times regarding the complicated web of sources and uses of income in two putative non-profits run by him, will the networks start running disclaimners before he speaks? I doubt it.