Category Archives: Ghost Ride the News

Burning holy books: Why stop at the Quran?

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Hoag

100 years ago, people probably thought that organized religion had just about run its course. It was the industrial age, and finally, science had taken root in the public discourse. Finally, there were really compelling arguments against the blood-and-tea-leaves explanations … Continue reading →

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New York’s Islamic Center: Don’t argue with an LSAT tutor

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Hoag

It’s the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and disaster in New Orleans. I heard an interview today with Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap!) about his new documentary “The Big Uneasy“. Apparently the army corps of engineers didn’t do their best work on … Continue reading →

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Excitebike in 3D

Posted on August 23, 2010 by TheTurk

Remember Excitebike on NES? Even has matching helmet and body armour, built ouf of wood on a steel frame. Credit goes to Justin Harder, you can see the pixel cup in his flickr stream.

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That’s Not Cool

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Hoag

Reading George Orwell’s diary, I’m always impressed by the scope of his interests: bird watching, and ridiculing fascism. Turnip planting, and colonial history. I’m always the most impressed when he combines two seemingly unrelated subjects with a seamless transition, like … Continue reading →

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eMoto

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Hoag

Ron Brown forwarded this article to my email. As much as I hate to admit it, the end is near for the sound of straight-pipes. “First Look: Brammo Empulse The electric motorcycle takes another important step forward. By Kevin Cameron … Continue reading →

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Bro-hamicus Maximus

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Hoag

Andy Schleck makes second place look cool, and also confirms that white helmets rule.

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Good Old Fashioned Christian Values: 187 for Jesus

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Hoag

The idea that Christian militia wing-nuts are planning out attacks with IEDs, the kind that were developed by Islamic extremists, is ironic. The fact that a group of them just got busted in Michigan for planning to kill cops and … Continue reading →

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“Because Congress wouldn’t vote for it.” -Barack Obama

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Hoag
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Birthday of a Broken Saint

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Hoag

Hitchhiker by Jack Kerouac “Tryna get to sunny Californy” – Boom. It’s the awful raincoat making me look like a selfdefeated self-murdering imaginary gangster, an idiot in a rueful coat, how can they understand my damp packs – my mud … Continue reading →

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Weezy Goes to Jail

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Hoag

Le Voyeur, Olympia Lil Wayne taken into custody; The U.S. news media celebrates an election in a U.S. occupied country, and there was an earthquake in Turkey today.

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