Saturday Morning Good Writing

I haven't done one of these in a while, but I cleaned out my del.icio.us account yesterday and look what I found...

Checking in with Gary Neiwand on I'M ON YOUR COMPUTER:

Neiwand assumes a fighting stance. IOYC eyes him warily - has riding a bike increased his ability to fuck up? Is he viewing this whole contest from the perspective of a velodrome??

Bourne vs. Bond: no contest by Maryann Johnson on her blog Flick Filosopher. I love her writing about film.

[...] Daniel Craig’s 007 remains a weapon of the establishment at a time when the establishment is under fire and under suspicion more than it has been in living memory. When your prime minister gets pushed out of office by a citizenry who can no longer stand the sight of him or endure his policies, well, do you really want a hero who is -- ostensibly -- carrying out those policies?

In which we name and shame by Lady Bracknell:

Because it seems to me - and, you know, call me cynical if you like - that what Southampton City Council are actually trying to do here is to weasel their way out of the equality-conscious aim the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 browbeat them into publishing, albeit only in draft form.

If there's an innocent interpretation of this which the red mist of my incandescent rage is preventing me from seeing, then by all means bring it to my attention.

I am Paris Hilton by Jon Swift:

Who among us cannot imagine ourselves in Paris Hilton's Manolo Blahnik pumps? It does not stretch the imagination to see ourselves driving our Bentley to buy a cheeseburger late at night and getting pulled over for the second time in less than a year and charged with driving without a license after it was suspended for driving while intoxicated. There but for the grace of God, go I.

Have a good day, y'all.