Dick Clark, Entertainment Icon Nicknamed ‘America’s Oldest Teenager,’ Dies at 82

Just a little housekeeping note: I used to drink English Breakfast tea. My friend Eric drinks Earl Grey, which I always thought smelled and tasted like a cup of water with peat floating in it. And for the last 3 months  [more...]

I love Molly Ivins. I’ve started off plenty of blog entries with that phrase over the years, and my sentiment hasn’t changed and won’t; but the news from Austin is sad and discouraging. Molly  [more...]

Jef Raskin, who is generally credited as the creator of the Macintosh computer, died yesterday. He was 61. Much of his work has been on the creation of “humane interfaces,” which points out a major  [more...]