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
Right = Wrong

Hmm. Looks familiar.

Via Kottke.org comes this list of defining characteristics of fascism: 1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism – Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other  [more...]

June 15, 2004

On the Board

Fun Stuff

Military Modes on the Move

The fashion world has been waiting impatiently for this — the unveiling of the new look of the U.S. Army. Yes, after the standard combat uniform that we’ve known and loved for what seems like centuries, the  [more...]

June 15, 2004
Right = Wrong

Brilliant strategery

E.J. Dionne this morning explores the bizarro campaign of George Bush, who has flip-flopped: after spending so much time trying to point out the differences between John Kerry and himself, he’s now trying to show  [more...]

June 15, 2004
Right = Wrong

Take your card and like it

Even Dubya is beginning to acknowledge the shortcomings of the complicated and poorly thought out prescription drug discount card. You remember, this was the highly touted program that gives seniors a discount on their  [more...]

June 15, 2004
General Annoyances

Nipple-Free

Holy anti-homo, Batman! Defamer reports that the resurrection of the thankfully defunct Batman movie series will be stripped — sorry, poor choice of words — of the homoerotic undertones. From Newsweek:  [more...]

June 14, 2004
Fun Stuff

Something good in Baghdad

Is it so wrong that, as I was watching a Today show report from Baghdad, I was not paying any attention to the story… I was more interested in the cute reporter telling it? I think Richard Engel is going on my top  [more...]

June 14, 2004