Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Taft, Hartley, God, Archie

They Hate Us Because We Love Freedom:

The US Army is considering measures to force striking workers back to their jobs at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber plant in Kansas in the face of a looming shortage of tyres for Humvee trucks and other military equipment used in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• The Seattle Times decided to publish today, which is good because Mark Rahner reviewed four video games including Marvel Ultimate Alliance and--joy of joys--Left Behind:
In the real-time strategy action — and by "action," I mean "tedium and frustration" — you control puny humans from high above. (You're not God, or the controls would be less awkward and you'd be able to see everything better.) Your goal: convert as many people in New York City as possible to the side of God, and keep them through prayer. Things that weaken the converts include guitar music and swearing. Just think what HBO would do.
Archie Comics get shocking new look [via Metafilter]:

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Meat and Beer,

Archie's friend should be nicknamed "Jarhead."