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
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

More reality in TV

I found tonight’s episode of Manor House to be very disturbing, with it’s footage of shooting birds and the serving of an entire head of a pig. Edwardian, yes. Something I really wanted to see? No. One of  [more...]

April 29, 2003

On the Board

Fun Stuff

Speak Canadian

In the vein of The News in Latin, Chortler provides the news translated into Canadian. Bush Declares War Is Over President George W. Bush (the guy who serves more or less the same role as Jean Chretien, but is not  [more...]

April 29, 2003
The War with the Customer

How a monopoly stays that way

Worried about the wave of media consolidation? Well, here’s more grist for the mill. Cable giant Comcast denies ad sales to it’s competitors. Take a look at this USA Today story. Qwest Communications fired  [more...]

April 29, 2003
General Annoyances

Mad About Paul

I admit it: I have the hots for Paul Reiser, and I don’t care who knows it. So, to sate this appetite, I bought two box sets of Mad About You. Can I just point out to the makers of box sets of TV shows, such as  [more...]

April 29, 2003
Fun Stuff

Where it happened

Mark Bennett has a new show here in DC of his art – meticulously drawn floorplans of familiar places from American pop culture entertainment. His previous show at the Corcoran, which I was drawn to because of my  [more...]

April 29, 2003
Fun Stuff

If it’s real, you should learn something

Is it hypocritical? I hate reality programs, except on PBS. I was riveted by 1900 House, Frontier House, and 1940s House. Now I’m watching Manor House. What’s so engaging about these shows is that they have  [more...]

April 28, 2003