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What Tolstoy Wrote About Lincoln

Feb 12th, 2010 | By Ara Rubyan | Category: History

It’s Lincoln’s birthday — let’s recall what he meant to people long ago & far away.



New Orleans’ Super Bowl Championship

Feb 8th, 2010 | By Ara Rubyan | Category: Lead Article

…and a new mayor…now here comes Mardi Gras! Laissez les bon temps rouler, baby!

Seriously, it’s hard to say how much of an impact both of these events — the game and the election — might mean in the long run.

But for now, this is New Orleans’ glorious moment in the sun. Not quite five years after the catastrophe of Katrina, the city is back and rocking out! Between now and Mardi Gras Day on Feb. 16, the region will be riding a high seldom seen in decades past. Let the good times roll, dahlin’!



Palin’s “Palm” Pilot Cheat Sheet

Feb 7th, 2010 | By Ara Rubyan | Category: Republicans

Who needs a teleprompter when you can have an old school crib sheet on your hand?



Who Dat Say Gonna Beat Them Saints?

Feb 7th, 2010 | By Ara Rubyan | Category: Sports

It’s game day! Crank up the party with these tunes. Go Saints!



Stewart v. O’Reilly

Feb 6th, 2010 | By Ara Rubyan | Category: Media

Fox chopped the interview into flavorless mush. But you can watch the unedited version here.



(Another) New Facebook Layout Is Out

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Ara Rubyan | Category: Friends

…and I am apparently one of the guinea pigs who got it early. Lucky me?



How to Get Our Democracy Back:

Feb 4th, 2010 | By Ara Rubyan | Category: Corruption

If you want change, you have to change Congress — so says Lawrence Lessig.



Mardi Gras,1956

Feb 2nd, 2010 | By Ara Rubyan | Category: Video

…is captured in rare and historic film and still photographs from New Orleans Mardi Gras, 1956.



What Republicans Believe…

Feb 2nd, 2010 | By Ara Rubyan | Category: Poll

…has some eyebrow-raising findings:



James Cameron Saw His Shadow…

Feb 2nd, 2010 | By Ara Rubyan | Category: Movies

…so we’ll have another 6 weeks of Avatar.