Girls just wanna have … hope
And Joan Baez piles on. 😉 But, like me, Susie just hopes she's wrong — about that sick feeling in the pit of her stomach.
Best acting by a dog
Hey, the award season is upon us. I nominate this little guy for an Oscar, or maybe that should be Emmy since it's shown on TV. Adopt your companion animals …
Blogroll Amnesty Day
Bloggers of the world unite! If you’re not a blogger or webmaster yourself, you may not know that the list of other blogs that you see on many sites, including …
Beyond symbolism: the Obama dilemma
Along with many other progressives, I'm struggling with what I'll call the Obama dilemma: how to balance the impressive qualities of the man with his legislative record. At Daily Kos, …
Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar …
Improv Everywhere
Observer #1: What is it? Observer #2: Some kind of protest. Observer #3: Fookin' cool! Street theater for the 21st Century, performance art on steroids, whatever, it's subverting the dominant …
I can't decide
Inspirational or hopelessly sappy? Guernica or Mickey Mouse? John or Paul?
Happy Groundhog Day
Happy Groundhog Day! Happy Groundhog Day! Happy Groundhog Day! Happy Groundhog Day! This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting …
Human Rights Watch 2008 Report: Democracy Charade
The annual publication of Human Rights Watch World Report is always a sobering reality check about the level of suffering in the world, but also a call to action and …