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*** Florida Crackerism of the week: describing Stephen Hawking as a "shriveled little seahorse."

*** More on "The Courage of Stephen Colbert."

I find that Colbert's outsized smarmy act gets annoying and trite in extended doses; his show (and recent overexposure) reminds me of SNL's attempts to turn funny yet thin skits into feature-length movies. And by this point, the exaggerated arched eyebrow pic at the above link gives me the urge to savagely chuck him on the back of the head, rather than, you know, laugh. Which would make me laugh, ironically.

But I'm a sadist.

*** Slate profiles the "Stupid Drug Story of the Week:"

USA Today takes pride, as it should, in its policy of keeping anonymous sources to an absolute minimum. If only the paper were as rigorous and vigilant in presenting data rather than wishful thinking when it attempts to document a new "trend."

Manufacturing dramatic "trends" from vague research seems to be a trend in media.

*** I am boycotting Ghost of a Flea again, for his continuing exercise in obnoxiously superficial idolatry.

Related: Christmas is right around the corner ... HINT. HINT.

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