Why the Hell Not?
Texas' political scene is clearly crazy—which is just one more reason why Kinky Friedman might make the perfect Texas governor. The state has clearly elected clowns before, why not try a pro?
Wes Phillips
Don't Be a Douche
Jack Black on the need to stop piracy.
Say Yeah!
Bagheera throws her hands in the air like she just don't care.
Slate Lauds Weird Al
According to Sam Anderson, "To the millions of us flitting around the edges of hipness, he is our Geek Bard, our Troubadork."
New Review Posted
My review of the David Hazeltine-George Mraz Trio's Manhattan: The New York Sessions has been posted on Face the Music.
This One's For JA
At a get-together the other night, I observed John Atkinson squinting at his cell phone when he received an in-coming call, and parroted Jon Stewart's remark that the amazing thing about the Mark Foley scandal wasn't that there was abuse in the page system, but rather that a 54-year-old could text message.
Gary Giddons on Motion Picture Masterpieces
You've got to love an essay that begins, "It is a universally acknowledged truth that a movie studio in possession of a good fortune must be in want of Great Books."
Warning Signs From the Future
I like "Existential Threat," which strikes me as almost as funny as my favorite real existential road sign, which I spotted in an arroyo on I-25 between Albuquerque and Santa Fe: "Gusty Winds may exist."
The Art of Complex Problem Solving
Perhaps not brilliant in content, but certainly dazzling in its execution.