anne frank

IN SLOW MOTION, IF YOU MISSED IT THE FIRST TIME… THAT IMPROBABLE ANNE FRANK/CHRIS ROCK SEGUE IN FULL

The death of Miep Gies, the Dutch woman who helped Anne Frank’s family hide from the Nazis, has depressed me again. Not that she has died, although obviously that is very sad. But rather that her death is such a noteworthy occasion. In 1940, a cabal of psychopaths seized control of her country, arbitrarily decreed 10% of the civilians therein enemies of the state and rapidly begin the process of herding them up and slaughtering them like cattle. Read the rest of this entry »

THIS IS FUNNY

What’s brown and runs from Nazis? Read the rest of this entry »

FAITH ALIVE

1. Christian fundamentalist advertises his pro-life credentials by killing abortion doctor.
2. Boy chosen by Dalai Lama as reincarnation of spiritual leader corrupted by exposure to bad Eddie Murphy film, turns back on Buddhist order.
3. Non-ironic news headline of the week (from the Salt Lake Tribune): Evil-doers take back door into heaven. Incidentally, some non-Mormons posthumously baptised into the Church of Latter Day Saints include Pope John Paul II, Christopher Columbus, Anne Frank and (of course) Adolph Hitler.