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.

On the Board

Resistance was futile

The Daleks are back! Outpost Gallifrey — along with a bunch of other media and blogs — are reporting that the BBC has come to an agreement with the estate of Terry Nation, the creator of the dreaded Daleks:  [more...]

It’s good to be the president

From The Smoking Gun: among the many gifts given to the President last year are 300 pounds of lamb, a woven rug with Bush’s image in the center, and such mundane housewarming gifts as table linens with an  [more...]

A dubious first

Missouri sucks. Missouri voters … made their state the first in the United States to approve a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage since a Massachusetts court decision last year set the stage for  [more...]

Seemingly spontaneous

I’m watching this show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” right now — I saw it last week and enjoyed it, mostly because I love watching people be surprised by incredible gifts. Anyway, the one  [more...]