Not that I don't think things can't change a lot but I've been eyeing the various "electoral breakdown" maps around the Internet. The two I check most often are this one (which skews a bit Liberal) and this one (which trends Conservative). [WARNING: If you check both, note that the former uses blue for Democrats […]
I left this out of my previous piece on Ralph Nader. Every poll out there shows him with staggering negatives. The American Research Group survey, f'rinstance, has him with a 10% favorable rating and a 76% unfavorable rating. That's about how Saddam's polling these days. Now, I certainly think it's possible to be in the […]
The more I hear Ralph Nader speak, the less I understand what is driving his current presidential bid, apart from getting attention for Ralph Nader. Four years ago, I could buy the argument that his candidacy was about laying groundwork for a viable third party at some point in the future. I thought that campaign […]
Last November, I mentioned here that I'd decided to sell my 1957 Thunderbird, which very much resembles the photo above, which is of someone else's same-color 1957 Thunderbird. As you can tell, I'm in no great hurry to sell this incredibly low mileage car that I purchased in the early eighties from its original owner, […]
In the interest of equal time, here's Anne Applebaum defending the Bush administration's policies on stem cell research. […]
My cellular provider is Cingular Wireless, which seems committed to not letting me use the newest, best model cell phones. But they do have this odd service. I especially like the fact that it gives you a script. […]
I'm about to put a few thousand comic books into storage and I want to put them in plastic bags before I do. It occurs to me that I sometimes see a size of plastic bag where each bag holds 10-20 comic books, but I've never seen them advertised anywhere. Does anyone reading this know […]
Here's an excellent piece by Fred Kaplan on the latest terrorist alert. […]
I posted the previous message before I read this piece by David Boaz [L.A. Times registration required, I think]. It's a Libertarian screed but I agree with most of it. You'll agree with at least half. […]
I have no real guess as to who'll win the presidential election in November. It feels like Kerry to me but I can recall times when it felt like Dukakis or Gore…so I don't know. I do think that the undecideds will decide based largely on events that have not yet occurred, and I don't […]
One of the most prolific comic book artists of all time is also one of the best and one of the nicest men. So I have to call your attention to an interview over at Adelaide Comics and Books with Mr. Jim Mooney. […]
Every year, they do a one-night-only musical up at the Hollywood Bowl. Big stars. Minimal sets. And minimal rehearsal. I'm not at all sure how I feel about stripped-down, hastily-prepped musicals. On the one hand, you do get to see shows that might otherwise never be performed, and you get to see all-star casts that […]
One of the high points of the Comic-Con International for many folks (and I'm among them) was the Saturday afternoon tribute to the First Lady of Cartoon Voice Work, June Foray. She was genuinely thrilled that so many of you packed the room, and I gather that most of you were thrilled to be able […]
A few weeks ago here, I recommended that you catch the interview that Jon Stewart did with Wolf Blitzer on The Daily Show and promised to alert you if and when they posted it on the Comedy Central website. Well, they have. At the moment, it's reachable on this page. Actually, what they posted is […]
Let me correct a bit of awkward phrasing on my part. A few messages ago, writing about the Wondercon in San Francisco, I wrote… Though operated by the same crew that runs Comic-Con International, it also lacks the overwhelming quality that disturbs some about its big brother. Bad way to put it. I meant that […]