Oct 09,2008
The Caucasian Persuasion
In their efforts to comprehend conflict in any part of the world that they are but very imperfectly aware of, Americans tend to seek refuge in pronouncements of the analogical...
Oct 08,2008
La Strada
My old pal Brady Miller’s new band is tearing it up in the New York club scene. Check out the instrumentation on the lead track on the page, “Starling.” Great...
Oct 08,2008
Not cool
Apparently Brett Favre shot an animal and stuffed it into a teammate’s locker as a practical joke. Definitely funny, but, uh…seriously? And it stayed there for at least a week.
Oct 08,2008
On Conservatism and Capitalism
In response to a cracking good post by James Poulos over at Culture11, Matt Frost inadvertently hits upon something I’ve been working over in my head ever since Grand New...
Oct 08,2008
Iceland's meltdown
Take heart, Icelanders. Your savings may be vanishing like your glaciers, and you may soon be in hock to Russia for nearly half your GDP, but you have one of...