At the end of Alan Jackson's interview with Bob Dylan: My time with Dylan is up and we stand in preparation for my leaving the room. As a last aside, I ask for his take on the US political situation in the run-up to November&…
But I woke up this morning, turned on the TV news to see a rerun of her speech from last night and thought: He must pick her! 1. If she wants it, she's earned it. 18 million votes. Tireless campaigning over endless months. Su…
I thought it was quite good. Though the story was mainly told from the Gore side, the Bush point of view was represented fairly, and there was a good overall balance to it. Complicated legal issues were explained surprising well …
The answer to the question: What's in worm news today? IN THE COMMENTS: blogging cockroach types: damn i was hoping they would have developed a little operating table for me i think i need surgery on my right rear leg after t…
I've been ignoring this Dick Cavett thing in the NYT that's been sitting at the top of the most-emailed list for days, but now I'm reading it. I don't want to delve into Cavett's earnest opposition to the war…
I'm going to be on "At Issue with Ben Mehrens," a Wisconsin Public Radio show, at 5 PM Eastern Time today. It's a call-in show where we talk about the news of the past week. You can stream the show or, later,…
... with facts that Rich should be quite embarrassed not to have checked. ADDED: Rich also asserts that Thomas never turns a critical eye on Republicans. Rich stresses Richard Nixon's "Southern Strategy" and write…
I haven't been blogging it this season, but I've watched every episode, and the winner, announced tonight, was my strong favorite from Day 1. Spoil away in the comments. ADDED: Here 's the Television Without Pity reca…
Jeff Jacoby writes (via Memeorandum ) about the overbearing attitude now being taken about global warming, using the word "denial" as in "Holocaust denial." Why the relentless labeling of those who point out …
My iPhone self-destructed in less than a week. The good news is that I went right over to the Apple Store and with absolutely no hassle whatsoever was given a new phone. Nevertheless, it's disconcerting. On about the third da…
I saw the notice the other day saying that The New York Times was going to get a little smaller, but reading today's paper, the first smaller one, it didn't register until I got to the editorial page. Then: shock! Only 2 …
TNR checks up on its Baghdad Diarist, Scott Thomas Beauchamp: In the first [of three anecdotes], Beauchamp recounted how he and a fellow soldier mocked a disfigured woman seated near them in a dining hall. Three soldiers with wh…
Or maybe yesterday was ax-grinding day. I see Glenn Reynolds was going after Glenn Greenwald, who was my least favorite Glenn until I ran across the infernal Glenn Kenny, who calls his blog "In the Company of Glenn." …
I'm going to be on "Week in Review" at 8 AM, Central Time, tomorrow. You'll be able to live-stream it here , and there will be an archived version that I'll link to later. This is the show where we go over…
The city in question: Beijing. Volunteers wearing satin Queuing Day sashes shooed rush-hour commuters into lines at busy subway stations, while hospital administrators and a few city officials handed out long-stemmed roses to pat…
The radio station has WiFi now. You'll see if I have the gall to simulblog. Push the button at the top here to listen live, starting in a couple minutes. You can call in to talk about any current news story. UPDATE: Now, I&#…
I'm still fried from that long drive yesterday. Can I get back to blogging about the news? There's the Sunday NYT over in the corner of the table, nicely sorted to include only the sections I like to read. But I got the N…
That's how Oliver Willis says he sees it. (Via Memeorandum .) I say "says" because I don't think Oliver really thinks O'Reilly went insane. I've seen this lefty meme before -- aimed at me last week . An…
I'll be on the "Week in Review" show with Joy Cardin on Wisconsin Public Radio at 8 Central Time tomorrow morning. If you're in the area, why not listen to it live and maybe call in? We'll talk about whatev…