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

Livin’ Average

Holy crap. (08-29) 09:13 PDT San Jose, Calif. (AP) — Northern California’s largest city is also the wealthiest urban center in the nation, with a median household income of $74,000. Santa Clara County  [more...]

Glad he’s not gay, we don’t want him

It’s another example of a politician choosing words carefully and diverting attention. Senator Larry Craig (R, duh) is strenuously denying… that he’s gay. Here’s the thing: he wasn’t  [more...]

At least he kept his mouth shut

(08-29) 08:03 PDT NEW ORLEANS, (AP) — President Bush commemorated Hurricane Katrina’s devastating blow Wednesday with a somber moment of silence. Well, I suppose that’s progress: a moment of silence  [more...]

Schadenfreude: less filling

You’d think that after years and years railing against the Bush gang I’d be taking some pleasure in the deterioration of it. But I feel oddly unphased. It could be because Bush and Cheney are still there;  [more...]

Glutton for punishment

You’d think I’d have learned by now — when my filmmaker friend Jon calls to ask “Is it possible to do XXXX?” I should just say no. But I love a challenge. There are something like 20 more  [more...]