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.

Conservative… except fiscally

Remember when the Republicans used to crow about smaller government and more fiscal responsibility? And why are the Democrats not taking this opportunity to stand for a more responsible fiscal policy from our government  [more...]

On the Board

Absolutely Fatuous

The back-by-popular-demand new fifth series of Absolutely Fabulous, which is currently airing on the BBC, will not be shown here in on the cable channel Comedy Central as before — nor on BBC America. No, the new  [more...]

Lamentations of an early adopter

I’ve been a member of the cult of early adopters for as long as I can remember — always wanting to be first in line for a new gadget or technology. I was using a Mac in 1984, a VCR in 1979, laserdisc in  [more...]

Still no cure for cancer

Love those drug companies — they charge outrageous prices for prescriptions, claiming they need it for live-saving research. (Their marketing budgets are larger than their research and development budgets.) Then  [more...]