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
General Annoyances

Classified Seating

It was painfully obvious that Dubya’s press conference had been carefully choreographed — the questions were vetted in advance, and he had a list of approved reporters to call upon. He even admitted as much  [more...]

April 15, 2004

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Poke ‘em a little more

Once you’ve got the wasps riled up, why not smack the nest with a stick a few more times? Especially if it means that you’ve bolstered the Jewish and Conservative vote. I swear, it seems that Bush —  [more...]

April 15, 2004
General Annoyances

My house must be a gold mine

Last night I was at my friend Jon’s downtown — he lives in a building that features a theatre and gallery at street level. The gallery was hosting a show called “House Home“, and included a  [more...]

April 15, 2004
The War with the Customer

Morning polls

There’s a report this morning that NPR has been conducting phone polling on the imminent ouster of Bob Edwards. Was the survey an indication that NPR is reconsidering its March 23 decision, which has prompted a  [more...]

April 14, 2004
Right = Wrong

No wonder he wants to make the tax cuts permanent

Now we see who benefits from the Bush tax cuts: Bush and first lady Laura W. Bush had income totaling $822,126, down 4 percent from the $856,058 they reported last year, according to tax forms released yesterday by the  [more...]

April 14, 2004
Fun Stuff

What might have been

Hmm… Kyan is cute and all, but I’d have kept watching Queer Eye all this time if they’d have stuck with their first grooming expert, the adorable and fun-size cutie in the pilot…

April 13, 2004