An Irreverant Look at Drinking

The subtitle of this blog promises, among other things, an irreverent look at food. Here is a hilarious bit on drinking:

Sorry, Stanley

Jameel over @ the Muqata takes note of the Jerusalem Post’s shameless attempt to promote their Hebrew-language business magazine by taking a jab at the language aptitude of the Governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fisher.

Anyone who has read the Jerusalem Post daily might want to reinterpret the ad: “Sorry, Stanley” is an apology to intelligent Anglo professionals living and working in Israel–Stanley Fisher being the most prominent among them–for the shabby journalism, lack of original content, and pathetic (if at all extant) copy-editing.

Tasting Beer

Some basic tips, here.

Blasphemy Challenge

‘Nuff said.

For recent media attention, see this Nightline piece, and the wonderful FoxNews polemic.

The Cult of Originality

Please have a look at this fascinating review of Richard Posner’s newest work: The Little Book of Plagiarism.
Posner essentially takes issue with the idea that a work “cannot be ‘creative’ unless it is ‘original.’” He draws on historical precedent for furthering his contention: Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, MLK Jr., are known to have unabashedly plagiarized. He also notes that “Jonathan Swift and Laurence Sterne ‘denounced plagiarism in words plagiarized from earlier writers.’”

I’ll let you know if I ever get a chance to read the book.

On the Idolatry of Materialism

You look:

Deep and profoundly disturbing. Now that I’ve figured out how to embed YouTube videos, we’re gonna spice things up here a little bit.