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.

Overstatement

I love this quote from Barney Frank, who is riding this recession into a career in comic punditry: “At a time of great crisis with mortgage foreclosures and autos, [Obama] says we only have one president at a  [more...]

On the Board

A Very Black Friday

I’m just horrified. A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday when “out-of-control” shoppers desperate for bargains broke down the doors at a 5 a.m. sale. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue  [more...]

A bigot by any other name

Here’s a letter to the editor in today’s Mercury News: Gay marriage still an oxymoron California voters have spoken again. They will not be stampeded by the petulant children of the gay community, regardless  [more...]

Bush Continues Unabated

While we’re all justly excited about the coming of change, the current occupant continues to chip away: EPA Proposal Would Loosen Rules for Air in National Parks By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writer  [more...]