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.

On the Board

Pointless ramble on a Sunday morning

There was once a concept -- the 500 Channel television universe. I suppose it began with the cable and satellite revolution, when people started to get their television in bulk rather than over the air with rabbit ears  [more...]

Person equals something to be sold

I admit to not liking Oprah. Scary but true: I’m more afraid of posting an anti-Oprah post than an anti-Bush post. In other words, I still believe enough in the inherent goodness/incompetence of our government as  [more...]

Transactivist judges

Is there anything funnier than the unmasking of the true identities of members of a failing, fascist government? Of course, you know the subject of the following is a Republican as soon as you read “in drag  [more...]

50 is the new 30

Carrie Fisher is one of those women who was gorgeous when young but reached a phase in her 40s when she wasn’t quite as glamorous. But then after a certain age, she suddenly became beautiful again: take a look at  [more...]