Slate answers Harvey “C-” Mansfield on the subject of grade inflation. I agree with the former, as noted here (2/7).
Month: October 2002
Hammer of the Gods.
If the past two days worth of TTT spoilers aren’t enough for ya, check out this premium footage from Return of the King. We are your overlords, indeed. (Much more in this vein here.)
Mad as Hell.
Feeling the bite of AOL-TW’s 70% drop, Ted Turner sets his sights on ousting Steve Case as Chairman.
Is Bush a Liar?
Well, you be the judge…check out Dubya’s 9-11 timeline, and the story behind it. Very Gore-esque. (Via Genehack from awhile ago, but I neglected to post it earlier.)
Watch out, Powerpuffs…
While WB continues to screw up Supes, the Teen Titans go animated. Robin and Cyborg were gimmes, but I’m surprised they went with Starfire, Raven, and Changeling over the better-known Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Aqualad, and Speedy. At any rate, given that the animation department appears to be the only division of WB that “gets it,” and that The New Teen Titans was my first favorite comic way back in third grade (particularly the “Judas Contract” and Trigon storylines), I’m definitely going to check it out.
No MJ for Bradley.
As many expected, Bill Bradley has removed himself from contention for the Torricelli slot. That’s a shame, but I guess he did retire for a reason.
Oldest Living Thing.
It seems the seal may have broken on TTT news. A day after the new trailer is released (you owe it to yourself to download the full-screen Quicktime version), this pic of Treebeard pops up. Lookin’ good… Update: Hmmm, they seem to have taken it down, but be vewwy vewwy quiet…
