By • Sep 02,2008

Do you have a problem with this?

And if so, why? Here we have a cop, surrounded by obviously hostile protesters, firing tear gas into a crowd after being attacked from behind by an unknown assailant. To...

By • Sep 02,2008

More on Palin

Chris Orr posts an interesting note about Palin. Watching Palin operate over the past few years has been like witnessing a dramatic reading of All the King’s Men. In 2002,...

By • Sep 02,2008

Voiceover King, R.I.P.

In a world where the previews are better than the movies, one man practiced his own brand of cinematic marketing. Don LaFontaine didn’t play by the rules. He didn’t read...

By • Sep 02,2008

Millman on Palin

Noah Millman has some characteristically smart comments on the Palin nom, and I’d like to highlight one in particular: Second, it is really striking how angry the anti-Palin voices are....

By • Sep 02,2008

Family Values

New commenter Merge Divide thinks that Palin’s daughter’s pregnancy negates the McCain/Palin play for the family values vote. I clumsily tried to explain why it’s really not that big a...

By • Sep 02,2008

Love Is In The Air

Well, maybe not exactly love. Maybe lovin’ would be better.1 Something a little more active, something that moves. But then again, maybe love doesn’t have all that much to do...