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One Missed Call: More J-Horror Translated

Beginning in the 90's, a number of horror films were produced in Asia that would have a big impact on American cinema. The most important of these were Ringu (98), Ju-on (03), Kairo (01), Uzumaki (00), and Jian gui (02)....

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Caused by Design Flaw

USA Today reports that the collapse of the St. Anthony Bridge in Minneapolis resulted from a design flaw in the gusset plates, ending speculation that poor maintenance caused the deaths of thirteen people last August: Federal investigators have concluded that...

Who? Dems might have another possible gubernatorial hopeful

Headlines Worth Noting

The Anti-Christ button is between Popcorn and Fresh Vegetables Soft. Idaho man sees "mark of the beast," cuts off and microwaves hand Obviously they should have booked a flight with Rumors. Rumors fly over more 787 delays First Hilliary Wins...

SDP Jazz Note: (Mostly) Contemporary Jazz

First let me do my best Jon Schaff imitation: headphones are no good for the young and the legislature should scrap all plans to distribute them to innocent school children. Gee, that did feel good! Anyway, I decided I wanted...

I wasted time, and now doth time waste me

Yesterday I noted Robert Samuelson laying out some harsh but needed truths: entitlement programs, especially Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, are growing at an alarming rate and will soon come to push aside other necessary spending. These programs represent an...

Fraudulent Numbers on Iraqi Deaths

The Lancet is a very well-respected medical journal, based in Britain. In 2006, three weeks before the American election, Lancet published a report on "excess mortality" in Iraq. The report put forth numbers of civilian Iraqi deaths directly due to...

Government accounting fraud

From WolrdNetDaily: The real 2007 federal budget deficit was $4 trillion, not a previously reported $163 billion, an economist contends, based on data from the Treasury Department's annual financial report. "The federal government's fiscal woes continue to careen wildly out...

What's New with the Blogs

Hyperion to turn SD into a dump site?

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Breaking: Ex-Congressman Indicted in Terror Fundraising Case

Remembrance of embarrassments past

The Democrats? judge-bribing sugar daddy

South Dakota Blogs

Things are going well.....

Property Taxes versus Sales Taxes

More News We Don't Want To Hear

San Fransicko Gun Ban Shot Down

The Democrats, Race, & Honest Talk

NYT: Returning Troops are Murderers

Education is breaking the bank

Rounds: For Economic Growth

Populism versus globalism

Global Warming Gives Me the Shivers

California: Big Brother Alive and Well!

Sen. Johnson In Aberdeen

The New Masterpiece

Elections without issues

The New York Times' Jaundiced Reporting on Veterans

The Argus goes after State Government. Again.And the evil part of me hopes they succeed.

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Glowbull Warming Notes

American Blogs