The Necropolitan Sentinel

Nutella: Panacea or Toxic Sludge?

Dan Collins — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:50:07 +0000

A big fan of Nutella used social media to try to inaugurate a Nutella day. The company that makes the stuff enjoined her, then changed its mind, but meanwhile blogs and social media keep on churning out more Nutella stories,

Did Holder Lie Before Congress Last Week?

Dan Collins — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:19:34 +0000

Like a dog. Ed Morrissey at Hot Air: In regard to potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material. This is not something I’ve ever been involved in, heard of, or would think would be wise policy. As it

Most of the Press Are Cafeteria Constitutionalists

Dan Collins — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:36 +0000

That's the argument of an important short piece from Jonah Goldberg. A couple of excerpts: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the

FOR LEASE: One Historic Heavy Lift Launch Complex, For Inquiries Call 555-WESUCK

Starless — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:29 +0000

Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center first launched a Saturn V rocket in 1967 and continued launching internationally prestigious heavy lift vehicles until 2011 (with some pauses during that period). Now, like mall retail space, it has been put

Shoe Drops: Court Withheld Rosen Surveillance Info for a Year and a Half

Dan Collins — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:50:36 +0000

Despite being ordered by another court to turn over info by another court. Read the whole story at Ace's. Meanwhile, the President gave a speech about the War on Terror (even using the t-word) that connected the Boston Marathon bombing

Has Everyone Forgotten Nick Berg?

Starless — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:47 +0000

I read something this morning which I found to be completely astonishing. In London, the seat of the Commonwealth of Nations, and formerly that of the once-mighty British Empire–an Empire whose sway over the world has been greater than that

Look Harder

Anthony Bialy — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:20:58 +0000

Unseen benefits are the most remarkable ones, as everyone but militant atheists should recognize. The guy who stops the dog from barking may never get thanked, but that shouldn't keep us from appreciating why it's quiet. People of little faith

Free Kate/Freak Hate

Dan Collins — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:33:28 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the San Francisco lesbian couple determined to get their son a sex change. I thought it was a bad idea, en vogue as it may be. Yesterday at his blog, and today