Before There Was Global Warming

We were all scared shitless about the coming nuclear holocaust. Remember those fun times?


Here are some photos from a French nuclear test in 1968. The photos, obviously haunting, are also about 10 times more beautiful than any nuclear explosion we’ve seen depicted in movies.

From a Flicker.com photoset. We found them via kottke.org.

Jimmy Walker and Ann Coulter Walk into a Bar

That's not the set up for a joke, it's what really happened last nite at a writer's social we attended in an LA bar. Turns out she and Mr. Dyno-Mite are pretty good friends.