11/23/2010 archive

Prime Time

Well, you can watch Bristol Palin.  Other Premiers.  American Masters, Lennon NYC.

Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who’ve ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need. We’re the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War’s a spiritual war… our Great Depression is our lives. We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won’t. And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pissed off.

Later-

Dave hosts Natalie Portman and Jay Pharoah.  Jon and Stephen are in repeats, 10/27 and 11/10.  Alton has Π, Pumpkin and Apple.  Conan hosts Zachary Levi and Christina Aguilera.

BoondocksThe Story of Catcher Freeman

A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don’t do one.

Evening Edition

Evening Edition is an Open Thread

Now with 47 Top Stories.

From Yahoo News Top Stories

1 Irish bailout triggers election

by Loic Vennin and Andrew Bushe, AFP

1 hr 12 mins ago

DUBLIN (AFP) – Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said on Monday he would call a general election in the New Year once parliament passes a crucial budget at the centre of an international bailout.

It could take several weeks for the budgetary process to be completed and Cowen would then have to formally dissolve parliament and set an election date, meaning an election may not be held until February or March.

Cowen, who entered a coalition government with the Green Party in 2008, bowed to calls from its disgruntled junior partner to call an election in the wake of Ireland accepting a bailout worth up to 90 billion euros (122.5 billion dollars).

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