Profile of Majority Report's Sam Seder

The Boston Globe has a nice article about Sam Seder and Air America Radio's "The Majority Report".

Now, somehow, I'm going to have to find copies of his movies: Who's the Caboose and Pilot Season.

"And This Guy Worked for Reagan!" Redux

I'm ksharp and I'll be your waiter tonight...

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/article.php?sid=27414&mode=nested&order=0

"War Mongering Corporate Whore" Redux

Robert Parry explains why Thomas Friedman should lose his post as a NY Times op-ed columnist. I wholeheartedly agree, with one caveat. Parry would like Friedman to resign. I'd like to see him "downsized" and outsourced by a foreign affairs columnist from Asia or the Middle East. That would be sweet ironic justice, indeed.

Friedman is taking well-deserved flack for his pro-war stance. Now if only someone would also take him to task for his blatherings on economic policies... Ah, this looks promising: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031235522X

Harold et Kumar Chassent Le Burger

We finally saw "Harold & Kumar go to White Castle" this weekend on cable. As I recall, this was the big buzz "Snakes on a Plane" movie of 2004, but the reviews were mixed and it came and went pretty quickly.

'Tis a very silly movie -- two stoners struggle to satisfy a craving for White Castle burgers -- but good for a laugh. In fact, Kumar's "love story" montage in the second half of the movie is worth the price of admission all by itself.

Anyway, Lorin was wondering how European releases dealt with the fact that White Castle is virtually unknown outside the United States. In answer, I found the following translated titles:

UK: "Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies"
France: "Harold et Kumar Chassent le Burger" (Harold & Kumar Chase the Burger)

I think a little something gets lost in translation.