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

Taste is in the eye of the beholder

I’m disgusted that Dubya is using September 11 as a tactic in his re-election, and the appearance of smoking wreckage of the Twin Towers in his commercial is appalling. What’s worse is the campaign’s  [more...]

He said, They said

In another example of why it pays to get your news from multiple sources, I present two articles that come to completely different conclusions. First, from Ireland On-Line: Elton wants to ‘marry’ his partner  [more...]

Hard as a rock

Arlington County has a whole host of maps available, from property plats to geological maps, there’s a fun time to be had by all. My co-worker Tim and I probably spent the better part of our day learning what kind  [more...]

He who owns the press…

Here’s a conspiracy theory for you: the right wing is consolidating power over media to suppress our free speech rights and promote only their own agenda. Oh, yes, we still all have free speech rights. If we want  [more...]

The Bush Distillery

It’s interesting — if you take a look back at Dubya’s administration, you’ll see a pattern: he’s tried to present a front depicting himself as somewhat centrist, but of course we know this  [more...]