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Friday, January 16th, 2009
Wanted: David Frost
The consensus out there in opinion-land is that Bush’s farewell address was the usual stuff of his speeches—little substance, watery clichéd appeals to sentiment and so forth. Michael Crowley of The New Republic’s “The Plank” called it “pretty weak tea” and suggested that Bush’s body language conveyed shame and contrition. Eve Fairbanks, also of The […]
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Sunday, January 4th, 2009
No Soapdish? No thanks.
You say “paranoid technophobic Luddite” like it’s a bad thing…
The other day I went into a Blockbuster with only one intention: to rent and enjoy the timeless satire Soapdish. When I couldn’t find it in the “alphabetized” comedy section, I went to consult the clerk, mistress of all blockbusting, keeper of the almighty computerized inventory. […]