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Steve Lopez’ The Soloist is a good read. It is, of course, the basis of the movie by the same name detailing Lopez’ relationship with Nathaniel Ayers– the violinist, cellist, and double bassist who also happens to be afflicted with schizophrenia.  That’s Lopez’ theme for much of the book: we ignore an awful lot [...]

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Video from Media Matters
Apparently Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Mark Steyn and the rest of the Wingnuts have identified a previously un-noted key to American manhood — ketchup on your burger. Listen to the rants:

We’re glad, as a public service, to help unmask yet another key to Barrack Obama’s unmanliness. Somebody wake up Colonel Ray [...]

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