This just keeps getting stranger:
In response to the Danish newspaper doing an anti-Islamic political cartoon contest, an Iranian newspaper decided to push the boundaries of free speech (well, sort of) by doing Holocaust cartoons contest. In response, now, an Israeli comic book company has decided to show that, when it comes to anti-Semitic humor, no one can beat the Jews.
No, seriously:
“We’ll show the world we can do the best, sharpest, most offensive Jew hating cartoons ever published!” said Zusman, and Sandy added: “No Iranian will beat us on our home turf!”
The contest has been announced today on the www.boomka.org website, and the initiators accept submissions of cartoons, caricatures and short comic strips from people all over the world. The deadline is Sunday March 5, and the best works will be displayed in an Exhibition in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Sandy and Zusman are now in the process of arranging sponsorships of large organizations, and promise lucrative prizes for the winners, including of course the famous Matzo-bread baked with the blood of Christian children.
Fresh Air (“jazz hands!”) has interviewed one of the organizers.
The world is getting extra-nuts recently.
Hesperians should check out Friday’s Daily Press for what should be a very Hesperia-heavy day in the newspaper. Lots of big news came out of Wednesday’s budget workshop.
I’ll be reading it, if nothing else to see how I can follow Tracie’s pieces up with even more, despite city hall being closed on Friday. 😉
- Whoops, spoke too soon. Only one article on Friday. The others seem to have been pushed to Saturday through Monday.
By the one-year anniversary of my operation (May 5), I think it’s pretty likely I’ll be on my back/zonked out most of the day again. My legs, specifically my knees, are starting to lock up if I leave them in one position too long, and even if I don’t, I have major spikes of pain, despite my meds. I’m also periodically experiencing fatigue and my left hand and elbow starting to lock up again.
It’s not as bad as it was last year yet, but it’s ramping up quickly suddenly.
The latest entry in the romantic haunting mini-genre started by Ghost, Just Like Heaven
, is a surprisingly sweet and effective little treat.
What the haunting means, and how the pair deals with it is a lot of fun, although whenever the focus expands to include other actors, particulary Mr. Napoleon Dynamite, the movie wavers somewhat.
In the end, this wasn’t as romantic or compelling as Truly, Madly, Deeply, a warts-and-all British entry in the genre, but Just Like Heaven will likely put smiles on a lot of faces. (Heck, the cover versions of the title song by the Cure made me smile all by themselves.)
Recommended for fans of Reese Witherspoon or Ghost.
Well, I was right: A ton of people did show up at tonight’s Hesperia City Council meeting, and it did go longish. I counted two extra rows of folding chairs put out for the audience and a total turn-out just shy of 150 residents, not including city, fire and police staff who have to be there. But not everyone spoke, and I got out of there at what would be an early time for a school board meeting.
Memo to self: Be very happy that I don’t write editorials, just news stories.
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