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.

Eugene Roche

Eugene Roche was one of those actors we all know — the kind with the familiar face, but the unknown name. Roche died last week of a heart attack at 75. He’s a face we have all seen, but even when reading a  [more...]

On the Board

DC Shorts

I love it when a plan comes together. My faithful readers might be aware that I sometimes dabble in the world of independent film. Well, one of my projects lately has been helping produce a short film festival here in  [more...]

Did you miss me?

I know, your ritual of checking in on my opinions and complaints everyday was interrupted by a bad, bad disc. Bad disc! Bad! That bad disc just choked the poor little server, and no one was around to give it the  [more...]

Questions

A couple of interesting (and frightening) bits here, one that calls to all the conspiracy theorists out there; another that awaits confirmation from a more reliable and established source. First, The New Republic  [more...]

“Unwelcome”

The deficit — which was non-existent when Bill Clinton left office — is now at $445 BILLION, the highest ever in the history of our nation. Consider that we had billions in surplus when Bush took office  [more...]

Listen

Apple’s iTunes Music Store is offering free downloads of the Democratic Convention speeches.