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
Fun Stuff

It all adds up

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Who would have thought that a silly little sci-fi comedy could have such resonance?
Check out the answer to life, the universe, and everything courtesy of Google’s calculator.

September 6, 2003

On the Board

The War with the Customer

Tom Shales on DC 9/4

Here’s Shales’ hilariously sarcastic review of the embarrassing promotional and advertising extravaganza the NFL was permitted to stage on the Mall last week: American bad taste is the most powerful bad  [more...]

September 6, 2003
Right = Wrong

Tom Shales on “DC 9/11”

From today’s Washington Post: Simultaneously dull and disgraceful, “DC 9/11: Time of Crisis,” a new Showtime movie, uses the tragic attack on America in 2001 as the basis for a reelection campaign  [more...]

September 6, 2003
Fun Stuff

On a whim

Super pal Sara is having a super fun release party for her new CD this month… so, through the magic of the American Express card, I’ve done something that I have never, ever done in my life – bought a  [more...]

September 4, 2003
Fun Stuff

Link Leftovers

Another in an occasional series of leftovers: bookmarks that have been lingering in the dock. Conan the Wimp Harold Myerson in the Washington Post contributes a wacky parody of the non-communicative candidate for  [more...]

September 4, 2003
Fun Stuff

TiVo’s right on target again

TiVo amazes me again – it not only picks out interesting programming for me, but now it’s telling me what I won’t like. In the listing for tonight’s annoying (especially for gridlocked  [more...]

September 4, 2003