I don’t know whether to laugh or cry, but this is an honest to god Washington Post correction:
A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a Public Enemy song declared 9/11 a joke. The song refers to 911, the emergency phone number.
Really.
Update: I think I might have found the original article, and if so, it means that WaPo – institutionally – is the joke. And not the author. Will post more as I find it.
Hey, do you beat the shit out your girlfriend, and then drag her through the lobby of your apartment building? Cool. Then you, too, can vote to protect the sanctity of marriage in NY.
(And also, you pathetic Democrats? You better not lift a finger to reelect him.)
Man, this sucks. I was just telling someone the other day that the only time I engage in a good bit of enthusiastic nationalism is on behalf of the US in the World Cup. But I just can’t see myself rooting against England. Certain English players, yes. But not England.
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He says all the right things. And he does . . . nothing.
As some long time readers might recall, I’ve got a special interest in the Airbus A380. Two years after its introduction, I’ve still not managed a flight on one, yet they do regularly turn my head or inspire jealousy as I’m taxiing by (the sting is especially sharp when I’m doing it in some ragged old MD-88 . . . ). So I found this a pretty interesting look at the first and business class offerings of the Emirates version of the A380:
The first class is a bit naff in places – gold trim and starlight mirrors? Yeah, not for me. That aside, though, it looks really well done. I’m impressed with details like the screen that lowers if you’re traveling with someone (most airlines don’t have that capacity). And the bathroom, well . . . yes, please. Some of the features – say, the in-seat refrigerated section for your own selection of drinks – reflect a definite departure from the usual (the idea would normally be that a flight attendant would be available to give you want you wanted the moment you thought about it, so no need for an in-seat selection).Â
I don’t expect I’ll be experiencing it any time soon (just priced a similar flight at US$8500), but I have to say that it looks like it would definitely top my current record holder for transoceanic luxury (a JFK-LHR segment in Virgin’s “Upper Class” – complete with bar (like the video), and not just in-seat gaming (in 1995!), but in-seat massage). The Emirates offering is definitely over the top, but anyone who has flown transglobal segments like Toronto to Dubai, Newark to Hong Kong, etc., has probably experienced that moment about 10 hours into the flight where you think “Yes, I *would* pay several thousand dollars (or 100k+ airline miles) to not be in this particular hell.” Unless you are short (say, 5’8″ and under), the space afforded by business class is absolutely a benefit worth paying for. Thankfully, even if the premium for that space is a more than a reasonable person might pay, all this luxury produces something of a trickle-down effect on Emirates – this was my row in coach a few years back.
My two favorite brewers, Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head, have collaborated to produce a new brew:
It started the way most collaborations do, over a few beers. Which is fitting, since this was a collaboration between two brewers–two of the biggest in the craft brewing world, Dogfish Head’s Sam Calagione and Sierra Nevada’s Ken Grossman.
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The result, released in November, is Life & Limb, a 10 percent ABV ale brewed with maple syrup from Calagione’s family farm in Massachusetts and hops from the Sierra Nevada estate in Chico, California; just for fun, the pair used the mash a second time to brew Limb & Life, a 5 percent ABV “small” beer (so-called because second-run brews have many of the characteristics of the first run, but much less alcohol and character).
I think it’ll be hard to find this in the usual places. But, if you live in the metro DC area, you’re in luck. Dogfish Head operates a brewpub at Seven Corners, and it’s on tap. Please to enjoy.
I present this in honor of the smoking ban that came into effect yesterday:
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I suspect you don’t really need a translation for the piece, but in case you do . . .*
*And really, that’s not an exact translation. If you want one, ask your closest Hindi/Urdu-speaking friend what bhenchod and maderchod means. (You’re welcome.)
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