Just As I Thought

Fun Stuff

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.

Kitty Carlisle Hart, 96, was an actress and singer who appeared with the Marx Brothers in the movie classic “A Night at the Opera,” became an elegant television fixture on the quiz show “To Tell the [more...]

April 18, 2007

On the Board

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

Frustration lies in the way of understanding

I’m consciously avoiding writing directly about the Virginia Tech shootings — by directing rage at cable news or politicians — because it is one of those things I don’t feel comfortable or [more...]

April 18, 2007

Right = Wrong

More proof that John McCain is addled

Hours after the worst shooting rampage in U.S. history, John McCain had this to say: (04-16) 17:55 PDT Laredo, Texas (AP) — Sen. John McCain says the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech does not change his view that [more...]

April 16, 2007

The War with the Customer

Brits and Wheelchairs

That about sums up the 2007-2008 television season. A dizzying array of Brit shows that have been copied -- and no doubt, bastardized -- for an American audience.

April 16, 2007

The War with the Customer

Bad news is good news for CNN

April 16, 2007

Right = Wrong

If they can fire Don Imus, can’t they fire Dick Cheney?

Vice President Cheney accused congressional Democrats today of reviving the “far-left platform” of George McGovern from the 1970s, an agenda that he said would raise taxes, declare surrender in an overseas [more...]

April 14, 2007

Right = Wrong

A witty title eludes me

A suicide bomber manages to breach the most heavily secured spot in Baghdad — not just the Green Zone, but the cafeteria in the Parliament building. This is like a bomber blowing up the congressional cafeteria in [more...]

April 13, 2007