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.

What’s in his name?

Yup – you knew it was coming. Well, it’s been a non-stop exercise for years, this naming of things for Ronald Reagan. I can’t for the life of me figure out why these people think he was some kind of  [more...]

On the Board

Reality TV

There’s something quite… surreal about seeing and hearing fighter jets on television, flying over the funeral procession, then hearing and seeing them outside my living room window. Weird.

N.Y.C… what is it about you?

The lovely and talented Mac brings this tidbit to our attention: the GOP is very carefully censoring New York City for their convention delegates, who obviously are uncomfortable dealing with reality… Delegates to  [more...]

Seeing every detail

If, like me, you’ll watch just about anything as long as it’s in high definition — after all, gotta recoup that investment — then here’s some great news for you: NBC today said it will  [more...]

Let’s get wet

As a followup to my (probably unwarranted) rant yesterday — the one about how PC makers are still prototyping computer designs that Apple has been shipping for years — comes this news: Apple today announced  [more...]

A little misty

Is it the solemnity of the ceremony? The sadness on Nancy Reagan’s face? The visual similarities to the JFK arrival ceremony? Whatever it is, it’s making me a bit mournful. I guess it doesn’t matter  [more...]