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

Rehnquist: Activist Judge

NPR this morning broadcast a story about the release of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun’s papers, in which the 1992 battle over abortion was described in detail. It’s part of a series that will continue  [more...]

March 4, 2004

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Having it both ways

A hilarious — and right on target — fantasy conversation with Dick Cheney appears this morning in Richard Cohen’s Washington Post column: Cheney’s Core Principles “Mr. Vice President, you  [more...]

March 4, 2004
Right = Wrong

… stay tuned

And the TV ads have begun. Dubya has, as we expected, rolled out commercials that feature September 11 imagery and claim that the country is stronger and safer since he’s been president. Um… strangely, I  [more...]

March 3, 2004
Right = Wrong

Just like a Madrasa

I’m sure that someone in the education community will explain to me why this is a good idea, but for the life of me, I can’t help but equate this latest bizarre policy from the right with the way things are  [more...]

March 3, 2004
General Annoyances

Squashed Hamster Origins

“We love the subs!” wails what looks like a gerbil on the Quiznos TV commercials. Except gerbils are cute. This guy makes roadkill look cute. The computer-animated creatures were created by London-based Web  [more...]

March 3, 2004
Fun Stuff

Too much definition

On Sunday, I watched the Academy Awards which were broadcast in high definition for the second time. (Last year I taped the first-ever HD broadcast, thinking it would be an interesting “first”, instead it  [more...]

March 3, 2004