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.

The Vast Wasteland

There are only two weeks left for this year’s run of Doctor Who, and there won’t be a full series next year — just a few specials. Torchwood will only have a 5-episode run next year. Lost is over until  [more...]

On the Board

People should not be scenery

Barack Obama’s staff evidently wouldn’t allow a woman in a head scarf to be part of the crowd behind him in a photo op. For obvious reasons, such a photo would simply hand ammunition to the reactionary  [more...]

The conservatives are too liberal

One of the (many) things that bug me most about today’s Republican Party is the hypocrisy. If only Republicans were actually interested in fiscal conservatism, in less government interference in our lives, well  [more...]

Equality Rocks

In only 4 hours, any two adult human beings in California will be allowed to marry. Man and woman… woman and woman… man and man. What does it matter? If a couple loves each other and wants to spend their  [more...]