That’s DR. Biden to you
Vice President Joe Biden's biography became a campaign tool when he joined the Obama ticket this past summer. Then-Senator Biden's no-bull attitude meshed well with the story of the father who took...
Category: Themes
January 20, 2009
I feel like a little girl standing in the sun, beams shining full on her face, grin cocked towards heaven. For the first time in my adult life, I understand what spring feels like for budding...
Rod Blagojevich: when the ends justify the means
It is official, Governor R Blagojevich has been convicted in the Senate despite an impassioned plea. Listening to his speech the other day, I noticed that the one theme that he kept returning to was...
The Long and the Short of It: John Kay interview and review
John Kay is a leading British economist and columnist for the Financial Times. His latest book is entitled The Long and the Short of it: A Guide to Finance and Investment for Normally Intelligent...
The Damned, The Only Plan Left
The previous installment of young Chloe Bradshaw's saga can be found here. “You have come to this new world in a time of war” I tell my new Demon recruit. “War, what do you mean? There is no...
On the 10th anniversary of Kubrick’s passing: “The Shining”
This is part one of a retrospective series on the work of director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999). Whether you buy into "The Shining's" tag of the first "epic horror" film, or believe it to be a very...
American progressives and reactions to Obama
Save your psychic self-defense 'Cause I don't care what you're against What are you for? -All, "What are you for?" The progressive movement in the United States is having a strange identity crisis...
Julia Fischer’s Bach Concertos: a review
Julia Fischer—Bach Concertos Academy of St.Martin in the Fields DECCA Records Now at the age of 26, Julia has become an even more excellent player in terms of her skill, the level of emotion in her...
Gaza: how Israel killed the spirit of peace
In announcing the ceasefire in Gaza, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated that Israel had “reached all the goals of the war, and beyond.” It’s an odd choice of words, but I guess the right words...
Josh Frathole Faces Challenges (and comes out on top, haw haw)
Joshua K. Frathole, of the prestigious AΣΣ fraternity deals with… A bad organic chemistry exam score: Hey, professor, appreciate you seein’ me. …Oh, yeah, it’s like 1:30. Office hours?...