How to make a tomato glow. Don't eat the tomato.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
In Case You Come and Hang Out With Us
Respect-O-Meter dropping
The Nuge is all right by The Pasty Quail. However, this is ridiculous.
We have to hand it to him for doing the same thing for the Right as Bono and many others do for the Left. But at the same time, he does the same thing for the Right as Bono does for the Left, and that makes him suck equally.
Celebrating Heathenry
A quick note from the man who sparked the prayer in school debate back in 1963.
This editor mentioned the other day (complete with an appearance from Chuck Norris) that he is an advocate for teaching religion in public schools, which is a sharp distinction from having prayer in school. Prayer in school should not be mandated, but to go the opposite way and try to completely ignore that religion exists in the world is pretty ridiculous.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Maintain Your Pre-Lunch Productivity Levels In The Afternoon
Surprisingly, all it takes is eating right and taking a nap.
Wireless Electricity On The Way
MIT researches have successfully tested their new wireless electricity delivery system. This admitedly dated article explains how it will work.
The Iphone . . . Now Without AT&T
You can now unlock your iphone and use it with other providers. Although, I don't think this will help Verizon customers since you will need to be able to use sim cards.
Why Hasn't Fred Announced Yet?
Earlier this summer, Fred Thompson set the conservative political blogs wagging about his potential run for the White House in 2008. Pundits were ecstatic about his mix of folksy Southern roots (He drives a pick up truck!) and Hollywood acting chops. It was as if Reagan himself had risen from the grave and resurrected the hopes and dreams of conservative America with him.
Unfortunately for his camp, Fred couldn't capitalize, and now we are still playing the 'will he or won't he game.' Granted, we still have 4 months before the primary season starts, and over 14 months before the general election; however, I still find myself wondering what the hold up is.
Pajamas Media takes a look at the political pressure on Fred to get in the game already.
Does The Term 'Indie Music' Still Apply?
Is it a problem that the term indie is now considered to be a particular genre of music, especially considering the fact that most of what is considered indie is neither independently produced or distributed? Owen Adams at the Guardian ponders this question and more.
This the same problem that we went through in the mid-90's when alternative music went mainstream. Unfortunately for contemporary music fans, that was about the time that alternative music started to suck.
More Presidential Candidates Looking Like Douchebags
I'm quickly running out of material here, this extended campaign season blows.
Oh yeah, thats Dennis Kucinich with the always lovely Cindy Sheehan (ahem).
Also, I'm still looking for a new title for this feature. Please email suggestions to thepastyquail@gmail.com or just leave them in the comments section.
Disaster Averted?
There is surprising news this morning that new home sales were up in July. Lets hope this is a trend. Unfortunately, given the instability in the lending market, I don't expect the good news to last.
For Those Friday Afternoon Stuck in the Office Blues
Here are 15 sites that will give you something to do besides work.
A History of Realism in the Middle East
Realism is a theory of international relations that holds that nations will always operate in their own self interest. The application of this theory by the United States in recent history has been to prop up brutal dictatorships (see all of South America) and provide military aid to groups who are likely to turn around and attack us later (see the Taliban and Iraq). Clearly, this whole plan has worked out great for us!
On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart gave a rundown on just how convoluted the political situation is in the Middle East. In case you were unaware, its pretty f'd up.
Iranian TV Does Expose on the Evils of Rock and Roll, Hilarity Ensues
Check here for a video from Iranian tv on the pervasive influence of Western popular culture on Iranian youth.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
The Pasty Quail: A Retrospective and Prospectus
In existence nearly one month, The Pasty Quail has spent many hours surfing this series of tubes called "the internets" for you, dear reader.
We surely have an agenda when it comes to reading and relaying news and notes from a day in the life on earth. In the spirit of fairness, please join in on the conversation: send us a tip, make a comment, leave a suggestion, or just bitch about how offended you are. You can't spell community without U.
We appreciate your viewership and look foward to a promising future as the voice of several twenty-somethings.
With this in mind, here's a snapshot of our brief history to date:
- Greatest Five Seconds In Film History
- I, For One, Welcome Our Robot Overlords (For more on robots, see here, and here)
- A Few Public Service Announcements.
- Check out the How To section.
- Election 2008 coverage here.
- A Guy Shaves His Thumbs to use his iphone.
- A Love Story Gone Horribly Wrong.
- The Apocalypse is coming. For more religion news, see here. To get help, go here.
- Newsflash: It's All Your Fault
Oh, and China has been in the news. A lot.
I Can't Believe We Missed This
So, today we've covered creepy emo sex fantasies, poisoned Chinese pyjamas, raccoon eyeballs in jars, and death by camel humping. All in all a fine day of news in this editor's opinion.
So I figure we should finish off the day with something light. The felony charges against Lindsey Lohan have been dropped!
Well, at least not on those charges. Its only a matter of time though, how else will she be able to make a dramatic recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, release a tell all book, and film a movie about her harrowing experiences in the big house? Come to think of it, Im absolutely seeing that movie when it comes out. (Thanks Nate)
UPDATE: In other celebrity-chick-gone-off-the-deep-end news, Britney Spears released the first new tune off of her new album; find it here, at Perez Hilton.com. I personally don't know, but how does this compare to Mariah Carey's first effort after she lost it? Any Mariah Carey fans out there who can help us out?
Craig's List didn't work out so well for this guy
So, you come home from a tough day at work (or the bar), and there's your roommate, with a raccoon's eye in a jar.
Apparently the roommate is a Wiccan high priestess. Without judgment toward either side, if this guy was so freaked out about this, how did he end up living with her in the first place?
The Ultimate Union
We often find ourselves wondering "when will some emo kids get off their ass and write some fan fiction?"
Well, for those who like emo, and for those who like fan fiction, rest easy. The marriage has been consummated.
These are the future indie kids of America. So outcast, so cool, yet so sensitive.
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