Author: David Polansky
By David Polansky • Dec 01,2008

Well, happy holidays to you too

The experience of flying in this country has become decidedly surreal, especially during the holiday season. Usually I’m too concerned with getting to my destination to bother taking it all...

By David Polansky • Nov 22,2008

Ok, fine so it’s Hillary

As Donadio has noted, it is indeed Hillary. Why? David Frum provides a succinct explanation while neatly eviscerating Bob Shrum’s cloyingly saccharine take: [B]y circulating her name, Obama makes it...

By David Polansky • Nov 17,2008

Beeswing

Personally, being somewhat jealous and envious of Richard’s song-writing and guitar-playing, it is somewhat satisfying that he has not yet achieved household-name status. It serves him right for being so...

By David Polansky • Nov 14,2008

How I learned to drive

I saw a flier for that ubiquitous show this week. I keep hoping some bored post-modernist will write a play entitled “How I Was Molested By My Uncle.” And then...