By • May 19,2008

Sometimes Life Isn't Fair

Josh Patashnik gnashes his teeth over the dominance home court teams have had in the second round of the NBA playoffs this year. He argues the way the playoffs have...

By • May 19,2008

Was it sexist?

I saw, as did James, the mini-controversy that popped up last week about Obama calling a female reporter “sweetie.” He apologized whole-heartedly, noting it’s a term he often uses for...

By • May 18,2008

In Praise of Burlesque

The New York Times has a nice medium-sized bit up on burlesque, or should we say ‘neo-burlesque.’ I find it all pretty endearing. Contrary to the expectations of some cultural...

By • May 17,2008

Crushing Obama

Not crushing on him: Obama has apologized to the reporter: “Second apology is for using the word ’sweetie.’ That’s a bad habit of mine. I do it sometimes with all...