Mea culpa…

By Feb 01,2009

Mea culpa…

I wrote a few snarky things in this post (itself about the nature of snark) and the comments about Freddie that I probably shouldn’t have, and I apologize. I stand...

By Feb 01,2009

New rocket fire from Gaza

The Jerusalem Post reports that Israeli planes launched air strikes in response to the firing of 15 Qassam rockets from Gaza. Shmuel Rosner: Add these [rockets] to the rocket launched...

By Feb 01,2009

Hey, it's the Super Bowl!

I don’t want the Steelers to win, but they probably will. If you’re making any illegal wagers, I’d take the Steelers at -7. Their defense is just too good… The...

By Feb 01,2009

Cappuccino conservatives

I grew up in the liberal hothouse of Greenwich Village. Although my politics have strayed, my culinary tastes seem to be in perfect alignment with my coastal elitist upbringing. First...

By Feb 01,2009

Low-level snark

I’m currently at work on a piece on political discourse, a key portion of which will rely on David Denby’s new book Snark. The book is flawed, perhaps fatally, because...