Just As I Thought
Fun Stuff

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.

April 24, 2023
Fun Stuff

Fully clothed

I think I want to get some pajamas. Partially because I often wake up in the middle of the night paranoid that there is someone in the house and I scramble to find my robe and wander around looking for them. (Yeah, I  [more...]

September 17, 2004

On the Board

Fun Stuff

Old film

Remember the days when people used instamatic cameras, and your mom would take a snapshot of you to use up the last picture on the roll? I guess that only old guys like me remember that, since cameras rarely have film  [more...]

September 17, 2004
Right = Wrong

Superscript

If the document was forged — even if there is suspicion beyond a reasonable doubt — CBS should state it, drop it, and move on. Continuing to stand behind something that has no validity other than your  [more...]

September 17, 2004
The War with the Customer

Dear TV people

You know those promo bugs? The ones that started out as simply intrusive and have become major annoyances that take up huge amounts of screen real estate? The ones that have suddenly gotten much, much worse with the  [more...]

September 16, 2004
Fun Stuff

Not takin’ any nickels

How did I miss this? Evidently, the lowly nickel has been redesigned — several times — and I still never got one nor saw one. This spring, the reverse of the nickel was redesigned to feature the Indian Peace  [more...]

September 16, 2004
Right = Wrong

Laugh

Lyrics From Pavement’s Slanted and Enchanted That Sound Like They Belonged in President Bush’s Convention Acceptance Speech. BY C. MASON WELLS – – – – “Come join us in a prayer  [more...]

September 16, 2004