What A Difference A Day Makes

Yesterday in Pakistan things went to bad from worse when:

• the Constitution was suspended (including the freedom of speech)


• the police can now detain people without informing them of charges


• the military were deployed to the capital


• the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was replaced


• the independent media was blacked out


• phone lines in Islamabad were cut


• opposition politicians were rounded up

The Hollies -- King Midas In Reverse

There are a million Hollies collections out there and I think On the Carousel, 1963-74: The Ultimate Hollies is the best one. You can get it here.

Marriage

As a person staring down the barrel of the wedding gun [probably not the best metaphor], this essay/editorial by some guy named Roland Martin is not helpful. The thesis: marriage good, divorce bad.

CNN, why did you hire this guy? Clearly it is you trying to be more "fair and balanced" by hiring a guying getting his masters in "Christian Communications" at the unaccredited Louisiana Baptist University and writing essays on moral issues, plastering it on your "Latest News" section right along side an article about Bo Derek...

Meanwhile, Burma battles dictatorship, Pakistan attempts to form a representative government that can battle Musharraf, the band plays on in Iraq and CNN wastes resources on this...

The Dears -- Postcard From Purgatory

The Dears new album Gang of Losers is out now and you can get it here.