Danny Fingeroth, whose book I just plugged, has a nice op-ed piece on superheroes in today's Los Angeles Times. Okay, now I'm going to bed. The electrician's coming tomorrow to run CAT6 cable through my walls so I can network everything with everything else. By nightfall, I may have my George Foreman grill hooked up […]
Over on the Washington Post site, I just found this review of Fahrenheit 9/11 by Richard Cohen. Just to give you an idea of how conflicted I am about this movie, I found myself agreeing with most of this negative review…but I still enjoyed the picture. I think I'll sleep on this… […]
Bill Mullins writes about my line in this item that William F. Buckley thinks the Iraq war was a colossal mistake… I think you are putting words in Buckley's mouth. The quote from the NYT: "'With the benefit of minute hindsight, Saddam Hussein wasn't the kind of extra-territorial menace that was assumed by the administration […]
I see that this morning, the Nicholas Kristof column has had a spelling makeover and now says the movie is called Fahrenheit 9/11. By the way, I'm seeing said film this evening and will report any thoughts I have on it later tonight or tomorrow morn. […]
Joshua Micah Marshall takes note of the fact that even William F. Buckley (no wild-eyed Liberal, he) thinks the war in Iraq was a colossal mistake, and lays out a simple case against it. Over in the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof admonishes people who call George W. Bush a liar. I buy some but […]
Earlier, I mentioned that if you need to sign up for things online but don't want your regular e-mailbox clogged with the resultant Spam, it's easy to get a special e-mail address at Yahoo or Hotmail or even e-Garfield just for that. Several of you have sent me descriptions of methods that might even be […]
I'm told that Steve Rossi, former partner of Marty Allen, is now doing a show at the Lady Luck Casino downtown. Over the years, I saw dozens of comedians portray bad lounge singers. The first was my pal Bill Kirchenbauer as the obsequious Tony Rolletti on Fernwood Tonight. Then came Bill Murray's character and Andy […]
The link I posted earlier for Bill Clinton's BBC interview has since changed. This one works at the moment but I don't know for how long. If you want to see the section that some folks are describing as an "outburst" or as Clinton losing his temper, it starts around 16 and a half minutes […]
Here's an article about last April's WonderCon in San Francisco. As one might expect, it gushes about my pal Sergio. But at least I get mentioned. […]
I mentioned this a few weeks ago but, hell, it's my weblog. I'll mention it again if I want to. I've been enjoying my regular stops at the website of The Cocktail Doll, a genuine lady who serves beverages to gamblers at a Vegas hotel. (And I even know which hotel, but you won't get […]
There are some criticisms you can make of public officials that don't click with me. That is, I shrug and think that someone is trying to spin something minor into a solid attack. One of these is the notion that someone is crazed and out of control and "losing it." If a politician goes up […]
Here's an article from the Conservative National Review that lists some outrageous things on which your government is spending your money. […]
Will Ferrell has signed on to play Franz Liebkind in the movie version of the musical version of the movie of The Producers. That seems wrong to me but maybe it'll work. (Hey, you know who I think would have been great in the role? Kevin Kline! Think about it.) […]
My pal Danny Fingeroth has written a clever new book about the psychology of superhero-dom called Superman on the Couch and I sure enjoyed my copy. You can get yours by clicking here and you can hear a good interview (it's about eight minutes) with Danny over here on this National Public Radio page. Danny […]
Comicbookmarks.com is a handy new website that will link you to all the important Internet places that have to do with comic books. Including this one. […]