The nominees are in for the Paddling Upstream prestigious Subject of the Week. It looks like the overwhelming favorite is "Valentine's Day", with "Misinformation Overload", "Dictator Loving Pundits", "Don't Deregulate Kentucky's Telecoms", and "There's No Vaccination for Idiocy" fighting for Honorable Mention.
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It seems like a great time to share a bit of Shakespeare. In particular, Act 2, Scene 7 from the Merchant of Venice. |
Memories are surely short among some Americans these days. Just last June they celebrated "obliterating" Iran's nuclear ambitions. |
Hard to believe it's been 40 years since '86. 47 days into the year Pavel Zagladimov went down with the ship. |