Looks like Peter O'Toole will finally get his Oscar. The Academy was a bit concerned that he might refuse to show up for their honorary award. Personally, I don't blame him. IMO, His role in Lawrence of Arabia was absolutely amazing and more deserving of an Oscar than Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird. Showing up the Academy would be a fitting, if immature, slight. BTW, Lawrence of Arabia has always been my #1 movie. That is, until The Matrix was released.
posted by Tim at 11:10 PM

Tiger Woods has to be the most dominating athlete of his sport. (Lance Armstrong may dominate cycling, but don't they always have some dominate cyclist every 4-5 years?) After laying off the clubs for a bit of post-surgery rehab, he is now back atop the leaderboard at the Buick Invitational. Buick management must be so happy. Does anyone really believe that Tiger drives a Buick? And if he does, do they believe he'd be driving one without getting paid for it?
posted by Tim at 11:00 PM

A scary, yet telling picture from one of the many anti-war rallies around the world. Chilling, if you ask me. Ironic if you ask some other folks.
posted by Tim at 10:57 PM

This Miguel Estrada thing has me annoyed. Why, I even disagree with Glenn Reynolds! In case you have not been watching TV, the Democrats have been blocking, via filibuster, Estrada's nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Why? I believe it is clearly because Estrada holds some less-than-liberal views on certain topics. The above linked ad specifically states this, but it does it in an under-handed way that makes it seem like the Dems are rascist. Glenn wrote this, and Mark Kleimen wrote this. Imagine the outrage that would have ensued if this was the other way around? The fact is, Estrada would be a terrible blow to the Democrat's admonitions that Republicans are rascist and that minorities need help to succeed.
posted by Tim at 4:03 PM

I am looking for a good site for hosting. My list is here: www.mysitehosting.net. Any other good ones?
posted by Tim at 11:32 PM

I find all this hoopla over the Joe Millionaire thing to be a bit excessive. I bet the "big twist" is that the guy really did inherit money.
posted by Tim at 11:19 PM

WARNING: Not for the timid. Little counter-strike ditty. "If you've ever played counter-strike, I'm sure you'll relate. Some guy recorded his nieghbor playing counter-strike and put this together. Funny as hell." (via Slashdot)
posted by Tim at 2:09 PM

Is Kim Jong Il jealous of all the attention Saddam Huseein is getting? N. Korea Wondering What It Has To Do To Attract U.S. Military Attention. (via emailer)
posted by Tim at 11:46 AM

The State Department has a list of Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets to provide all you busy international travelers appropriate security guidance.
posted by Tim at 11:43 AM

Why is it that "ilk" has such a negative connotation? Half of the dictionary.com examples for the word ilk are negative in nature. (e.g., "can't trust people of that ilk"). Except for Ogden Nash, you never of anyone saying "I love women of that ilk!"
posted by Tim at 5:29 PM

Despite Glenn sheepishly dismissing his role as the best blogger, he certainly strikes a chord with me. Glenn Reynolds.com.

Instead, I want to perform a “thought experiment” by asking this question: “How would the United States be acting if it really were an imperialist bully?” The answer is, “very differently.”

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What, after all, could Robert Fisk or his ilk say about America in reponse to the above that they haven’t already said anyway?

posted by Tim at 5:24 PM

What a wealth of information on public opinion polls. Now you can turn here instead of getting the USA Today version. Gallup Poll Analyses - Americans' Opinions of France Drop to New Low. Isn't the internet great? (via some-un-remembered-blog)
UPDATE: Of course it was the oft-linked Glenn Reynolds.
posted by Tim at 5:14 PM

Saruman lives! And I guess this makes Osama bin Laden into Sauron. Hamas leader to Muslims: Attack Americans the moment war starts. (via InstaPundit)
posted by Tim at 4:58 PM