Nobody boos free beer!

By Jun 07,2008

Nobody boos free beer!

Unless you’re in Detroit and it’s being offered by Kwame Kilpatrick. Gee, I wonder why they dislike him so much… h/t deadspin

By Jun 06,2008

Miami Vice vs. Sex and the City

Ed Driscoll raises an interesting point while commenting on my appreciation of Anthony Lane. Says Ed: Geez, at least at the apogee of the 1980s, Miami Vice managed to combine...

By Jun 06,2008

Isn't it ironic…

Ezra points to an article in the American Prospect on socioeconomic (rather than race-based) affirmative action that I find annoying for several reasons. 1.) The subhed declares: “A bad Supreme...

By Jun 06,2008

The Google Pundit

Ross points us to Michael Moynihan’s takedown of the “Google pundit,” that species of blogger who opines on a topic while knowing very little about said topic.* Which makes me...

By Jun 06,2008

The Paranoid Strain

Unlike Reihan, I have absolutely no qualms with shameless self promotion. The key to quality shameless self promotion, however, is adding value to the post. I don’t think it’s enough...