By Aug 14,2008

Nostalgia for 1986

Did you guys see this story? It was all over the place: CNN, Gawker, etc. The Monster of Montauk! Too bad it was a fake. Apparently some film producers whipped...

By Aug 14,2008

Did John Edwards break the law?

With new allegations of hush money being paid to John Edwards’s mistress and his fall-guy, I think it’s fair to ask whether or not the Edwards affair has moved beyond...

By Aug 14,2008

Judgment at Napa

California’s Napa Valley is one of America’s great national treasures, home to a $45 billion per year industry and the state’s second most popular tourist attraction (after Disneyland). But a...

By Aug 13,2008

You never go "full retard"

My review of “Tropic Thunder” is up now. I really dug it; it’s pretty hilarious, especially if you’re a committed Hollywood watcher like myself. No cow is too sacred, no...

By Aug 13,2008

Fisking Andrew

Am I using that term right? “Fisking”? It’s one of those bloggy-terms that I’ve never used before, but seems to apply to this point by point takedown of Andrew Sullivan...