Sacred Disorder | Cliff Bostock's blog – 'Finally, I came to regard as sacred the disorder of my mind' (Rimbaud)
She’s not Cinderella
An Alaska political blogger brilliantly summarizes the fairy tale of Sarah Palin: Sarah Palin has “fairy tale” written all over her. From her humble beginnings to her humble middlings, to her swift Cinderella rise to fame as Alaska’s first female governor. And now to the surreal celestial realm of national celebrity, riding around in her pumpkin coach […]
Headline of the week
From the New York Times: Cheney Injures Back While Moving By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: January 19, 2009
Debbie was right!
During the ’80s, when I was editor of Creative Loafing, the publisher, Debbie Eason, used to tell me something that annoyed the hell out of me: “You need to say two nice things for every negative thing you say.” Being a natural-born critic, the advice drove me crazy. It turns out, however, that it was […]
Dumb
The Economist features a strongly negative summation of the Bush presidency. They have plenty to say that’s flattering too. My favorite paragraph, early in the essay: He came across as an affable chap, particularly when compared with his uptight rival. Frank Bruni, who covered his election campaign for the New York Times, wrote in 2002 […]
Tires: an emblem of self esteem and regard for your family
I’ve never cared anything about cars, with the exception of the vintage MGBs I’ve driven now and then. I’d happily live in a city where I didn’t have to own one. My disregard for the appearance of my ride, a ridiculously gas-hungry Jeep Grand Cherokee, is shocking to friends who treat their expensive vehicles like […]
George Bush, the misunderestimated optimist
Check this out from Dan Froomkin’s column in the Washington Post: Look on the Bright Side And in yet another exit interview, Bush tells Tara Wall of the Washington Times about the upside to the current economic crisis: “One aspect of these recent times that has been overlooked is the fact that the price of […]
Torture is good
It’s hard to find anyone in media who supports prosecuting Bush and his thugs for their numerous crimes. Even torture is defended, as this clip of Joe Scarborough illustrates. Typically, he makes up facts to support waterboarding, totally ignoring the actual fact that the process has long been considered torture by our own government. In […]
Police accused of killing teenager with taser
These things need to be taken away from police.