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.

Sour grapes

This continuing nonsense with Apple’s competitors in the music biz is getting silly. RealNetworks has now launched something called “Freedom of Music Choice,” where — like Sony and other music  [more...]

On the Board

Go Link Yourself

This is taking “intellectual property” to a new extreme: the Athens Olympics website actually has rules about linking back to their site: For your protection and ours we have established a procedure for  [more...]

HWJV?

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Just a few miles from George W. Bush’s former office at the state Capitol, a panel of religious experts weighed a question with relevance to many people of faith: How would Jesus vote  [more...]

Revenge of the animals

I’m incredibly squeamish and upset when it comes to hurting animals, as you may have surmised from my post about the ants. Yesterday, the ants were still swarming around my kitchen, so I finally had to take  [more...]

Foregone conclusion

This experiment was hardly necessary — I think by now we all know what the results would be. But here it is nonetheless: The question: Which presidential campaign better tolerates dissent? The experiment: A  [more...]

Straight as they come

I admit that I haven’t been much interested in following the Gov. McGreevey case this week, despite the fact that Golan what’s his face is really cute. I mean, look at him. Even you straight guys are feeling  [more...]