“And now, when the whole [Christmas] thing feels like a parody of itself … what brings me back are a few simple truths that ring me like a bell still. While the Buddha suggests that we empty ourselves of all love, thereby freeing ourselves from all that can cause us pain, subsequently finding rest, the …
Not all of them, but some of them. In particular, the great big over-arching miniseries running its course at DC. Infinite Crisis is incredibly good, but the details are so densely packed that it can give even me a bit of a buzzing headache. Luckilly, Newsarama is running a series of accompanying monthly features called …
Odd. I take the day off and still this post doesn’t see light until way after 5pm. Of course, I spent a great deal of the day out among my fellow Americans. I wouldn’t call what I was doing “last minute shopping” — I’m pretty good at the gift-getting thing — but rather, exploratory erranding. …
I’ve been trying to find a story. There’s this story I remember from when I was little. Every year, starting around Thanksgiving, the local FM stations around Chattanooga would start putting various standards into rotation. KZ-106 would go with the “Santa Claus and His Old Lady” bit from Cheech & Chong. You know the one …
I promised a list of my favorite fifteen albums for 2005. Here’s 33.3%. Anna Nalick – Wreck Of The Day – It looks like just another release from another girl with another voice just like what you’ve already heard. Looks can be deceiving. In spite of efforts to do otherwise, I found myself queueing up …
We’re careening dangerously close to the end of the afternoon and I’ve yet to post today’s track. A bad sign. There is a certain class of song that manages to mention a given holiday without actually being considered a holiday song. Joni Mitchell’s “River” is a perfect example. Though the track begins with a piano-keyed …
To the people who asked me yesterday (on no less than five occasions) if I had seen the “Lazy Sunday (Chronicles of Narnia)” rap on SNL, I can say to you now: “Saw it. Thanks. And yes, it’s pretty damned hilarious … particularly the bit with the cupcakes and the other thing about MapQuest versus …
In brief, we have found that there is substantial evidence the President, the Vice President and other high ranking members of the Bush Administration misled Congress and the American people regarding the decision to go to war with Iraq; misstated and manipulated intelligence information regarding the justification for such war; countenanced torture and cruel, inhuman …
Hank loved Annie. Some would say that he loved her to the point of distraction. Smart and pretty, with dark eyes and dark hair, Annie was quite a catch in her day, so who could blame the man. But much to Hank’s chagrin, Annie didn’t feel quite the same. Hank never took rejection well. “This …
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