Hey, Wait, My Name Isn’t DiMaggio!

Slide, DiMaggio, slide!!!

Been A Long Time Comin’, But Change Is Gonna Come, Oh Yes It Is

67% favor public works projects to create jobs.
55% favor expanding unemployment benefits.
76% support tax cuts for lower- and middle-income people.
71% say unions help their members; 53% say unions help the economy in general.
80% support increasing the federal minimum wage.
59% favor guaranteeing two weeks or more of paid vacation.
75% want to limit rate increases on adjustable-rate [...]

Steverino Giveth And Steverino Taketh Away

No sooner was the rumor last week about a $99 4Gb iPhone at Wal-Mart posted around the web (including here), than it was swatted down by several other tech news sites. Ars Technica says that Bloomberg News got the straight poop: WallyWorld will be selling the same 8Gb iPhone as everybody else, but at [...]

Where Are They Now?

She’s real.

They’re not.
MetaFilter points us to this Manchester Guardian article about real people who inspired famous rock songs.
The Morning News counters with this piece about people who starred in rock songs but who aren’t real at all.
The fake ones are somewhat more believable than the real ones, if you ask me.

At The Station House

If Rod Blagojevich Sold Cameras

Go buy a fucking camera. What? You haven’t bought the fucking thing yet? Just remember Blago gets a cut. He ain’t in this for the appreciation, motherfucker.

Holy Hamlet, Batman!

Today’s must-have geek accessory is this knockoff from the 1960s Batman TV series. In every single episode, right after Bruce and Dick got off the BatPhone with Commissioner Gordon, they would flip up the head on the bust of Shakespeare and turn the switch that slid open the false bookcase panel to reveal the [...]

All Hail Torrez!