Just As I Thought
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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.

Lorenzo Odone

Subject of film ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’ dies at 30 By Sarah Brumfield Associated Press 05/31/2008 01:40:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON – The man whose parents’ battle to save him from a nerve disease was  [more...]

May 31, 2008

On the Board

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

Harvey Korman

This is a sad, sad week for comedy. Right now, my blog front page has four obituaries on it. This one is perhaps the most stinging of all. (05-29) 16:28 PDT Los Angeles, CA (AP) — Harvey Korman, the tall  [more...]

May 29, 2008
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Joseph Pevney

Another obituary today, this time for Joseph Pevney — another name you know but don’t realize that you know. You know? You’ve seen his name many times in the credits of a certain television show which  [more...]

May 29, 2008
Right = Wrong

Capitalizing on ignorance, fear, and bigotry

There was potential good news today: a Field poll of Californians shows that a slim majority favors same-sex marriage rights. 51 percent in favor, which is the first time majority opinion was in favor since 1977, when  [more...]

May 28, 2008
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Sydney Pollack

Director Sydney Pollack Dies at 73 By Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 26, 2008; 9:28 PM Sydney Pollack, 73, a director and producer of popular Hollywood movies for nearly four decades, including  [more...]

May 26, 2008