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.

Saudis, the FBI, and pressure cookers

Oh, dear lord. Seriously? “Talal Al-Rouqi, a Saudi student in Michigan, brought a pressure cooker filled with meat and rice to his friend’s house for dinner. The next day, he was interrogated by FBI agents  [more...]

On the Board

Bay Bridge rod troubles extend to base

Cripes. Why do I get the feeling that this bridge is going to be a $6 billion white elephant, sitting unused until it falls down? I hate to say it, but Ahnold was right: they should have built an ordinary, cheap  [more...]

Hate Map

A good map to tell you what parts of the country to avoid – or, at least, where hate speech meets the Internet.