Links gone wild!
Along with just about everybody else in the world, I like a good list. This one, from Foreign Policy magazine, is a doozy: The stupidest fatwas ever issued by Muslim clerics. My favorite involves the religious edict from 2006 declaring that a marriage is annulled if a husband and wife have sex while completely naked. A subsequent refinement of that decision suggested maybe the couple should just not look at each other’s genitals. It makes for interesting conversation when you’re feeling amorous: “Say, Fatima, perhaps we can not gaze at each other’s privates tonight?”
A final verdict on the quality of journalism during the Duke lacrosse case can be found here. It’s a thorough examination of how the event was covered, for better or worse — mostly worse, as you might imagine. It wasn’t the news industry’s finest hour, but I’m happy to report that my longtime professional home, the News & Observer of Raleigh, came out of this critique better than almost every other news organization. And the New York Times? It managed to do just about everything wrong.
I missed the Youtube-inspired Democratic debate the other night, mostly because I’m still in a low-tolerance mode for all things political. But I’ve still got a healthy appetite for shameless displays of cleavage and thigh, so this could snap me out of my malaise. First there was Obama Girl, whose musical tribute to the candidate has been a hot commodity on Youtube. Then came Guiliani Girl in support of her candidate. The two of them meet in this video for a dancedown on the city streets. As you watch it, ask yourself this question: Who’s gonna dance for Hillary? Anybody? Anybody?