General Stuff's Order of the DayPolitics, movies, music. Life according to General Stuff.Bertuzzi out for playoffs, possibly more- March 11, 2004 Vancouver criminal probe into hit from behind continues PIERRE LEBRUNCANADIAN PRESSCanucks star Todd Bertuzzi was suspended for at least the rest of the regular season and the playoffs by the NHL today for his attack on Colorado rookie Steve Moore. Bertuzzi&146;s &147;eligibility&148; for the 2004-05 NHL season will be determined by commissioner Gary Bettman at the start of training camp, the league said. &147;No final determination on the total duration of Mr. Bertuzzi&146;s suspension has.http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/2004/03/11.html#a162 Hockey Only Sport That Assumes The Rules Aren't Enough- March 11, 2004 Today, all three national newspapers in Canada ran photos of the Todd Bertuzzi incident from Monday night. Bertuzzi, a forward for the Vancouver Canucks, sucker-punched Steve Moore of the Colorado Avalanche at the end of Monday night's contest, as retaliation for a hit Moore delivered on Canucks forward Markus Naslund earlier in the season. Naslund missed several games with a concussion, as a result of the hit. After punching Moore in the head, Bertuzzi drove his face into the ice. Moore's neck.http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/2004/03/11.html#a161 "On a Mission From God": The Religious Right and the Emerging American Theocracy- March 10, 2004 http:www.buzzflash.comfarrell0403far04007.htmlhttp://blogs.salon.com/0003158/2004/03/09.html#a160 What's So Endearing About William Hung- March 10, 2004 So William Hung has a record deal. Does Hung even qualify as "kitsch" For those of you who have been lucky enough not to be following pop culture in the past six months, Hung was a failed contestant on American Idol. He was so bad, yet so earnest in his sucking, that he became some kind of celebrity. Hung is a third-year engineer at Berkeley. He yearns to be a singer, but he can't sing and he can't dance and he certainly doesn't have MTV-calibre looks. Despite this, he now has a record...http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/2004/03/09.html#a159 More Oil Shortage News (Which is Especially Bad News If You Are Hugo Chavez)- March 9, 2004 Oil Giant's Officials Knew of Gaps in Reserves in '02. Top executives of the RoyalDutch Shell Group were advised of huge shortfalls in proven oil and natural gas reserves two years before they were publicly disclosed. By Stephen Labaton and Jeff Gerth. New York Times: NYT HomePage This makes me think of global warming and its public face. Something tells me that even if most scientists were to agree that it's too late to reverse global warming trends, the government would sign up some...http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/2004/03/09.html#a158 Why We Love- March 8, 2004 From a review of Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love: If, as Fisher states, 90 percent of prairie voles stick with one mate for life because they're good dopamine producers and have a sprig of DNA that enhances loyalty, and if norepinephrine automatically floods the brain of a ewe who's on the prowl every time she sees a slide of a ram's face, and those same chemicals burble through the human brain in love, will people one day be able to modify and medicate passions we once..http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/2004/03/08.html#a157 Dark Days Ahead- March 8, 2004 The General knows Howard Stern is not to be taken too seriously. When Stern recently proclaimed his reign on radio to be "over," one has to know that part of this claim is just Stern's usual penchant for hyperbole. It's his schtick. It's what he does. "I'm guessing that sometime next week will be my last show on this station," said Stern, adding that he expected the FCC to hit him with a whopping indecency fine. "There's a cultural war going on. The religious right is winning. We're losing."...http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/2004/03/07.html#a156 Frank Rich Responds to Mel Gibson's "Absolution"- March 7, 2004 In the past, The General has enjoyed some of NY Times columnist Frank Rich's editorials, but I was generally indifferent. As of today, Frank Rich is my hero. Why Because he nailed that fucking hypocrite Mel Gibson. Thank God &151; I think. Mel Gibson has granted me absolution for my sins. As "The Passion of the Christ" approached the $100 million mark, the star appeared on "The Tonight Show," where Jay Leno asked if he would forgive me. "Absolutely," he responded, adding that his dispute with..http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/2004/03/07.html#a155 Summer Gas Shortage for US Predicted... Time for the CIA to head to Venezuela!- March 6, 2004 According to an article in USA Today (yesterday), there may be gas shortages in the United States this summer, leading to higher prices. Fears of shortages. As warmer weather triggers more driving, demand for gasoline will rise from 8.8 million barrels a day now to 9.5 million by late summer. U.S. refineries can't make that much and depend on imported gas to fill the gap. &149;Petro-politics: OPEC, the cartel that pumps one-third of world oil, says it will cut production April 1. Venezuela, a.http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/2004/03/06.html#a154 This Has The Potential To Be The Greatest Movie Ever- March 3, 2004 http:www.thegirlnextdoormovie.com Oh, Elisha Cuthbert. How does someone so hot have such a goofy namehttp://blogs.salon.com/0003158/2004/03/03.html#a153 |