By • Nov 07,2008

Richard Danzig

Every time I hear that former Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig is being considered for Secretary of Defense in the Obama administration, I can’t help but think of this:...

By • Nov 07,2008

More scenes from the L

The L is just a veritable cornucopia of unfortunate advertisements. Just today I witnessed one for adult education — certainly a noble pursuit, and hardly one worthy of mockery. Yet,...

By • Nov 07,2008

Douthat, FTW

As a Republican who favors keeping abortion legal AND overturning Roe v. Wade, I’m not sure I have a dog in the Douthat/Kmiec dustup over at Slate. But you’ve got...

By • Nov 07,2008

The greatest actor ever?

It occurs to me that no reference to Nicholas Cage can be made without mentioning this utterly insane montage of him beating up women in The Wicker Man. Judging by...

By • Nov 07,2008

Why not Rock-Paper-Scissors?

A coin toss has determined the winner of the mayor’s race in the tiny northwestern Minnesota town of Goodridge. Democracy at work, ladies and gentlemen!