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  • This page contains an archive of all entries posted to Pronto* in the “Humor” category. They are listed from newest to oldest. For a list of other category archives, see the right sidebar; you may also look through the archives or search by keywords.

Vote for Colbert

Posted May 6, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (2)
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I just took up the FP Passport challenge & wrote in Stephen Colbert for its list of the top 20 “Public Intellectuals.” My other votes were for: Fareed Zakaria, Ian Buruma, Amartya Sen, Vaclav Havel, and Robert Kagan.

PS: Kagan has a new book coming out any week now; there’s a preview essay (“The End of the End of History”) in the last New Republic.


Chávez chews what?

Posted January 21, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (6)
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There’s a big brouhaha over Chavez’s recent statement that he chews coca.

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Colbert ’08

Posted October 18, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (1)
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I’m extremely interested to see if Stephen Colbert does, in fact, end up on the South Carolina primary ballot—and what effect that has on the presidential race. A stunt? Perhaps. But then, so are the “candidacies” of the likes of Mike Gravel, Tomas Tancredo, Sam Brownback, Dennis Kucinich, and at least a few others in the over-crowded primary fields.


How to win the Nobel Peace Prize

Posted October 13, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Reason’s Jesse Walker provides some interesting advice on how to win the Nobel Peace Prize along w/ a roundup of past winners.

That said: Congratulations to Al Gore. The environment sure needs someone to save it, regardless of why or how.


Evo on Daily Show

Posted September 25, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (12)
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If you haven’t already heard, Jon Stewart announced that Evo Morales will be on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show tonight (11pm EST). This is quite a coup for the show, which is fast becoming more of a “serious” news show than mainstream news (but does anyone think CNN, FOX, etc. are “serious” news networks anymore?). Needless to say, I’ll be tuning in.

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PS. Both The Daily Show & The Colbert Report have recently become the subject of a number of political science conference papers & journal articles.


Maps for US

Posted August 29, 2007 | Permalink
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I saw this yesterday on Attack of the Show (after stumbling on the infamous viral YouTube video) & couldn’t resist. So even if you like maps just because you like maps, check out mapsforus.org. There’s even some great West Wing footage.


Hipster olympics

Posted August 27, 2007 | Permalink
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Just because it’s hilarious, YouTube video of the 2007 “Hipster Olympics” (below).

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