The Curious Case of Sidd Finch
George Plimpton best known as the author of "Paper Lion", died yesterday. Others have wondered about his semi-obscurity. I wanted to share a link to one of the all …
The Passion Controversy
Steven Waldman of Slate has an interesting article on the issue of Jewish complicity in the death of Jesus. Mel Gibson's yet to be released The Passion has already …
Fried Dough On Demand
Kevin Drum notes that California will allow street vendors to sell churros, just as they are sold in Mexico. Unless you've had a fresh churro you've not tasted a …
Miscellaneous
Congratulation to Jen and winning the weekly Permaroll contest. Interested in being listed next to my personal top 10 daily reads? I give away one spot on the list …
Coupling – It Doesn't Suck
Moxie and I both worried this summer if a US version of Coupling would fall on its proverbial face. Well in my opinion, as a serious fan of the …
Midnight Express
Talk about someone facing hard time...A German man is facing up to 10 years in a Turkish prison because his nine-year-old son picked up pebbles from a beach. The …
James Carville Watch
Proving there is no such thing as too little publicity James Carville endorses the Captain Morgan rum character in the recall election. The liquor company must have just backed …
I'm Going To Need Another Hand
Sunday is NFL day at our house. For the third NFL season running I've got my DirecTiVo and the NFL Sunday Ticket package fired up to watch any game …
Fisk Ass Kissing
Christopher Lydon has a flowery lovefest of an interview with the blogosphere's favorite punching bag Robert Fisk.The intrepid war reporter Robert Fisk of The Independent in London brings passion …
Debate Round-up
L.A. Observed and Presto Pundit have good debate round-ups. Scott Ott has the scoop on the "zinger gap", which may turn out to be the most memorable part of …