Something for the weekend
“Debate” on The Last Word in which David Quinn asks Psychics Live owner Tom Higgins for verifiable proof of astrology. Thrust of the row: “Prove astrology,” says Quinn. “No you prove religion,” says Higgins. “No you prove astrology,” retorts Quinn. “No, you prove religion.” Occassional sensible person texts in to point out that neither is on what you could call solid ground.
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The Daily Show has been has a correspondent live in Baghdad all week. Operations Macho Kick Ass, Silent Thunder and Fluffy Bunny ensue.
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New York Times tourist guide to where famous sitcoms were filmed somehow misses Seinfeld, but includes an exterior shot featured in Diff’rent Strokes.
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Some of us are still struggling with English, but newly-invented languages are flourishing on the web.
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Hollywood finally deals with Iraq
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Interviewee tries to avoid awkward questions by [retending there are technical difficulties with her mic. Newsreader doesn’t buy it at all.
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Irishblogs.ie took a turn for the worse this week. Twenty Major summed it up best.
Though very much a ‘New York’ comedy, Seinfeld was filmed in LA.
Comment by Quint | August 24, 2007 at 6:04 pmI thought Quinn spoke better than you’re giving him credit for. Higgins resorted to fallacious argument the whole way through.
Comment by dealga | August 25, 2007 at 11:33 pmQuint - New York has the original soup nazi and the restaurant exterior. Bit more interesting than the outside of the apartment in Diff’rent Strokes…
Dealga - Quinn is a good speaker, and aware that people would criticise him, but I felt that he dodged the question as much as Higgins did. The issue should have been steered towards why one superstition is any more valid than another, but instead it was a pretty one-dimensional row. It’s unfortunate, because it’s an interesting subject. The voice of a sceptic would have livened it up further.
Comment by Shane | August 26, 2007 at 7:14 pm