A lively discussion has been taking place among commenters on Robert Reich's blog. We are fortunate to have there an international array of people who are in a position to do some comparative analyses among different countries. In particular we are fortunate to have Frank Thomas, an American exp...

Sorry, better late than never. I wish I had some glamourous excuse why I missed my blog post but alas I just forgot to post it before going to bed last night and midday NZ time ticks over while I’m fast asleep! Anyway, here’s a blog I prepared earlier (on the weekend in fact) so [...]...

Since I discovered I was just two degrees separated from Paula Deen, I thought I’d channel her this weekend when I was preparing our picnic lunch. Well, sort of. We had packed all sorts of sports equipment – balls, mitts, Frisbee – and a blanket to sit on. I wanted the food to be just as thoug...

Dear Frank Schaeffer’s Open Letters: Hi, I’m Caleb Howe’s blog entries (hereafter referred to as “a blog”). Thanks for listening. I used to be an open letter (hereafter referred to as “the hacky crutch”) much like you. Eventually I had to change. Too many ba...

Recently, I posted a piece on Frank Schaeffer's recent book, "Crazy for God". It was interesting to talk to a number of friends who challenged my decision to highlight a man, who many of my evangelical friends now refer to as a traitor to the right wing causes; causes which were oringinally birthed ...

This is the week that was in matters musical … 1951, Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm record "Rocket 88" credited by many rock historians to be the first rock ‘n’ roll record … produced by the legendary Sam Phillips at Sun Records in Memphis, it’s consider...

I went to an Auckland festival play last night called The Kreutzer. Not knowing much about it, it surprised me by having interesting and human themes about love, marriage, lust and the often distorted ways men and woman perceive each other. It was obviously a secular play but it mirrored in so many ...

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. We haven't had any on-the-scene Erin Andrews photos in a while. Actually, I'm going to start compiling all of these and throw them in little gallery that'll just be added to foreve...

Stoopid People are so stupid that you have to spell it with two O’s because one U just isn’t stupid enough. However, Stoopid People are not ignorant. Ignorance is simply a lack of knowledge—everyone’s ignorant about something; some are ignorant about a lot of something. Stoopid People arenâ€...

“Goodbye, My Friend” March 5th, 2009 Holy flashback, Harry Henderson. There’s a whole lot of familiarity in “Goodbye, My Friend,” an episode that cribs quite liberally from last season’s “Succession” and this season’s premiere, and it’s not...