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.

Contradictory

Don’t you love it when the Bush people lie, and then other Bush people forget to lie? Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said he had “seen nothing that  [more...]

On the Board

Not so funny

I’ve seen a lot of arguments from gun nuts saying that by banning assault weapons, the government was just working it’s way toward banning all guns — it was a prelude. Funny, that’s the argument  [more...]

Up and to the left, George

I think George had too many meatball subs last night. And Ted Olson looks like he’s reaching for his soon-to-be-legal concealed assault weapon.

So safe in gun-friendly America

“I think the will of the American people is consistent with letting it expire, so it will expire,” says majority leader Frist. Like Mr. Bush, he must not read the paper or watch the news. At last count, 68%  [more...]

Sweet, sweet media

Three articles to watch out for today: first, in the Washington Post: This weekend’s inaugural DC Shorts Film Festival kicks off Friday at 7 with a meet-the-filmmakers party at the Poste Brasserie in the Hotel  [more...]

One more before we go

Ran across this: the brands associated with the presidential candidates. In a survey, three groups of voters — Bush supporters, Kerry supporters, and undecided voters — were asked to associate various brands  [more...]