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

Bush Bashing Tuesday Morning

We’ve known for years now that the Bush administration’s WARONTERRAH is a nearly undisguised political framework designed to keep us discombobulated, keep the right people in power, and dismantle civil  [more...]

Under the tires of history

You know, the Republicans are very good at marketing — repetition of slogans, passing off lies as the truth, etc. — but they really suck at design. Case in point, the logo for their upcoming convention. I  [more...]

Spam as art

Sometimes, spam contains the most beautiful poetry, random words placed there to confuse spam filters. Other times, it is an exercise in contradiction and contrasts. Like this one I just received. My name is Dr.Tari  [more...]

Media notes for a new season

Maybe it's the sheer amount of work on my desk right now and the late nights bleary eyed in front of the computer (yet still not earning enough to pay the mortgage from this stuff); but I haven't been watching TV much  [more...]