Just As I Thought

Portrait of the Artist

Ah, that day when my friends Sara and Lance and I went to the Hirshhorn gallery to see the Laurie Anderson exhibit, and turned around to discover that we were being followed by… Laurie Anderson.

Another unnecessary study

You know those scientific studies that just prove what we already knew? Like, say, a study that shows that sugar-filled soda makes you fat? Well here’s another “duh” study: A Cornell sociologist says  [more...]

On the Board

Do I have to pay extra for that channel?

Ever since I got TiVo, I have claimed on and off that the box has definitely got a gay bias.
For those of you who don’t believe me, take a look at the message that greeted me tonight on the main menu:

Top secret

So, a senator has decided to close his Capitol Hill office completely, citing “top secret” information of an imminent threat to the Hill from terrorists. I almost jumped the gun and assumed that he was a  [more...]

Christopher Reeve

Wow – this is a sad shock. Christopher Reeve, the star of the “Superman” movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died  [more...]

Change the channel

The Republicans cried foul when “Fahrenheit 911” arrived in theatres despite their best efforts to keep it from being released; now a big Bush supporter is fighting back using his ownership of television  [more...]