Achenblog: October 24, 2010 - October 30, 2010

Two billion people at Stewart-Colbert rally [Updated]

I'm assuming someone has already coined the term "moderatisms." Sayings that reflect a moderate political attitude. A bunch of them on signs at the Stewart-Colbert rally. Also some pointed anti-Palin, anti-Beck signs. And some that are just funny. "I'm...

By Joel Achenbach  | October 30, 2010; 11:46 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (435)
 
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A transitional moment

There are only two seasons: Hot and cold. Everything else is transitional. The four-seasons concept is a marketing invention. The hemisphere leans toward the sun, then leans away. There are some in-between moments, to be sure, but they're not "seasons."...

By Joel Achenbach  | October 28, 2010; 9:18 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (250)
 
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Enterprising chemistry majors at Georgetown

I know i'm getting old because when I read about the freshmen busted for running a drug lab in a dorm at Georgetown University, I don't automatically and instinctively side with the students on account of their being enterprising...

By Joel Achenbach  | October 26, 2010; 8:25 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (206)
 
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