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

Let’s put him on a milk carton

CBS News just broadcast an image of Osama bin Laden, sans beard and hair. They said that because we have not seen his image recently via tape, he must have shaved his beard. Analysts said bin Laden’s voice in both  [more...]

February 12, 2003

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Let someone else clean up

It’s the American way – in our offices, our streets, and our wars. Make a huge mess then let someone else clean it up. A Washington Post-ABC News poll released today has many bewildering examples of the  [more...]

February 11, 2003
The War with the Customer

The future looks black

The website “Can’t Get Enough Futurama” has gone black to protest the strange disappearance of the witty and intelligent Matt Groening series Futurama. Fox has consistently treated this gem with  [more...]

February 11, 2003
Right = Wrong

More Bushisms

“The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein and his willingness to terrorize himself.” — Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29  [more...]

February 11, 2003
Fun Stuff

Degrees of separation

Yesterday I referred to the late (and missed) Helene Hanff, a writer who’s attitude I particularly enjoy. One of her friends, who we learned of in 84 Charing Cross Road, was an actress, Maxine Stuart. Keep that  [more...]

February 10, 2003
Fun Stuff

Dude, You’re Getting a Cell!

The Smoking Gun reports: Benjamin Curtis, the 22-year old actor who portrays “Steven,” the Dell Guy, in those bothersome computer commercials, was arrested late last night (2/9) on a marijuana possession  [more...]

February 10, 2003