Meeting at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow

Oof... if only I could be more like Captain Renault...

Dean Baker on drug patents

He is a bit of a broken record on this topic, but then again, it is important, and his latest post is particularly nicely done. Anyone care to offer a counterargument?

Winter Olympics Update

Moguls skiing: boring as shit.
Ice dancing: better than I remember.
Snowboarding slopestyle: unfuckingbelievable!
That is all for now.

Man kann nicht nur auf Punk leben

In honor of the Olympics, a couple of Russians playing music...

C'mon

Oh Come On

Against all odds, punk lives!

Still my favorite Philip Seymour Hoffman part

Back before he learned to overact, and back when PT Anderson was making really good movies.

Marmot Day

Our California version of the groundhog is the delightful yellow-bellied marmot. I hope they see their shadow tomorrow, because we sure as hell need more winter out here... as in precipitation.