Well, with the passing of William Safire, it looks as if others will have to step up and fill the resulting void as self-appointed watchdogs against abuse of the English language … and heaven knows they are needed now, more than ever. It was Safire, incidentally, who as Richard Nixon’s speechwriter coined the marvelously alliterative [...]
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“Hunny”? “Hun”? HUH?!…
Posted in Pop Culture, tagged Attila, Balkans, Baltic, Battle of Chalons, Boxer Rebellion, China, Danube, English language, Europe, Flagellum Dei, France, Gaul, Germany, Hun, Hunnic Empire, Kaiser Wilhelm, Morse Code, nattering nabobs of negativity, Orleans, Pickelhaube, Powers of Darkness, Richard Nixon, Roman Empire, Scourge of God, Spiro Agnew, telegram, texting, Ural, watchdogs, William Safire on October 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Kid Rock; or, Arrested Adolescence
Posted in Pop Culture, tagged Add new tag, Alvin Wong, Auden Carlsen, Boy George, Calvin Broadus, Caroline Upcher, cocaine, community service, George O'Dowd, Georgia, Heathrow Airport, HIV/AIDS benefit, Judge Wong, Kid Rock, male prostitute, Middle East, Naomi Campbell, Robert Ritchie, Snoop Dogg, Swan, troops, Waffle House on December 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Kid Rock, judge differ on community service
AP, Dec. 3, 2008
LOS ANGELES – Kid Rock is upset that he can’t pick the good deed that will serve as his punishment for a brawl at a Georgia Waffle House.
In a post on his Web site, the rocker blasts a judge for denying his request to serve his [...]
