The Week in Pictures: July 23-30

MSNBC.com’s “The Week in Pictures” includes the picture below, with the caption “Cool plunge:  A Kosovo Albanian boy jumps into the water in the swimming pool near the village of Milosevo on July 25 as the temperature soars above 104 degrees Fahrenheit.”

Music Goat: Vampire Rabbit Disco

1) Vampire Weekend, “A-Punk” 2) White Rabbits, “Rudie Fails” 3) Panic at the Disco, “New Perspective”

Jonas Brothers Haunting My Dreams

O.M.G. you guys!  Joe and (possibly) Nick Jonas are on the market again!  I would high 5 a bunch of tweens right now if I knew any. Although they never confirmed their relationship, the rocker, 19, has been dating actress Camilla Belle, 22, for the past few months soon after his high profile break-up with [...]

Cambridge 911 Call That Started It All

The Newest Norak Obsession

If anyone finds version 1 of this clip let us know! Phil: so thats what youve been doing instead of blogging Norak: yes? Phil: nice voice, snorak Phil: i like in the description, where she writes “harpoon the whale comments are clever only so many times” Norak: my favorite part is where she reminds us [...]

I Could Be the Secretary of State

Phil’s piece on May 29th, likening the government of North Korea to a neglected child seeking attention: http://thehappygoat.com/2009/05/29/un-to-send-teachers-to-north-korea/ US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton telling Reuters today that the State Department is going to treat the government of North Korea like neglected children seeking attention: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56J2FV20090720 Extrapolation: The Happy Goat is required daily reading over [...]

Hillary and Obama: Secret Conversations at the Mayflower Hotel

Hillary: Nice pitch the other day (Barack ignores her sarcasm). (The two meet in the private room of the dimly-lit hotel bar/lounge. The star-struck manager comes over and takes their orders.) Barack: I’ll have a Stella. Hillary: I’m fine with this ice water. (Turns to Barack) You’re not drinking your usual? Barack: After Politico posted the sparkling [...]

California Goverment Issues Pinkie Swears In Place of Legislation

Fresh off the embarrassing announcement last week that the California state government would begin issuing IOUs to its employees and citizens in place of checks, Karen Bass, the speaker of the California State Assembly, announced that the body would switch from making laws to making less-formal pinkie swears. In the same way that IOUs are [...]

Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing Interrupted, Senator Grassley “Turns On” the Crowd

Seven Reasons to Keep T-Rex Off Crack Cocaine

Just when you thought you had heard the last of T-Rex…. Seven reasons to keep the little guy off of crack.