You may only read this site if you've purchased Our Kampf from Amazon
or Powell's or me
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"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
or Powell's or me• • •
"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
May 05, 2007
Pure Intellectual Inquiry
As Jonathan Chait has explained in the New Republic, blogs are overflowing with propaganda. By contrast, the New Republic is interested only in pure intellectual inquiry.
Posted at May 5, 2007 11:52 AM | TrackBackComments
pure intellectual inquiry rules! I especially like the fact that TNR's acceptance of ad money from groups advocating for school vouchers hasn't stopped them from advocating for vouchers in their op-eds.
worrying about how that might seem is a little, I dunno, impure?
Posted by: Jonathan Versen at May 6, 2007 06:21 AMIf viewed in a JAPANESE context, Ahmadinejad actually looks perfectly like an Oni on that cover, which is a protector of the household against bad luck and whose mighty club pounds away all remnants of bad luck, bringing good fortune to all. See it ain't THAT bad!
Posted by: En Ming Hee at May 6, 2007 02:29 PM
