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.

Nuclear brinksmanship rekindled

This is rather bad timing: the Bush administration is holding a conference this week on the feasibility of “mini-nukes,” a small yield nuclear weapon. Today is the anniversary of the atomic bombing of  [more...]

On the Board

Do they know anything about Christ?

This is an argument I have never, ever understood: “I just find it very disappointing,” said Barbara Sturman, who attends Christ Episcopal Church in Accokeek. “But I can’t say I was surprised  [more...]

Terminate his candidacy

I guess it seems rather pointless for me to write anything about the recall of Governor Davis in California. Other than this: the Republican mode of operation seems to be conquest through technicalities. Don’t  [more...]

Radio Refresh

Just a note for those of you who listen, I had one of those urges to stay up until 3am last night creating a new Radio 2 playlist – it’s now four hours long. Whew! To listen using iTunes (or WinAmp, I  [more...]

And another one down

I’ve always wondered what kept Colin Powell, arguably the most rational man in the Bush adminstration, in office. It has been obvious from the start that he is uncomfortable with many of the administration’s  [more...]

Delete this e-mail

In today’s Style Invitational, entrants were asked to come up with an e-mail subject line that would guarantee deletion: Second Runner-Up: An important message for you from Lyndon LaRouche’s nephew. (Tom  [more...]