By • Aug 14,2008

An Uncomfortable Truth

Megan, in discussing how stupid it is to tie abortion law to feelings, ends with a very libertarianish bit of dictum about how we don’t like the government to regulate...

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...