3 Snouts Up for Crow Lake (:)(:)(:)* for Crow Lake by Canadian author Mary Lawson. Billed as the "best novel he read this year" by one of my brothers-in-law, I dove heartily into this self-proclaimed "shimmering tale of love, death and redemption" … [Read more...] about
Cultural Losers Probably most of you have been aware for some time of the crucial glue that the culture wars form to bond working class voters to the Republican party. But do you know about the book What's the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank? I … [Read more...] about
According to good friends at Arnoldwatch.org Weblog August 6, 2004 2:00 pm: Questions Jay Leno Should Ask Arnold Tonight Jay Leno has a tradition of using viewer-contributed material on the air. In honor of Governor Schwarzenegger's return to Leno … [Read more...] about
Bill and his children in the news today It's a busy day in the Magavern household--trying to handle all the press calls. Here's what the fuss is about: Both kids made all local evening news and online sources today by appearing at a press … [Read more...] about
Why Kerry will Win Okay, this'll be one of those little headlines I stand a decent chance of wincing about next year, but here's what comes to me like a flash when I watch these candidates on the trail: Kerry wants to win and Bush doesn't. Really. … [Read more...] about
4 Snouts Up for NYC I can attest that New York has still got it. While everyone else in the world was in Boston this week, Bill and I were in Manhattan. Among many other diversions, we saw two plays: Bug and Caroline, or Change. (:)(:)(:)(:) 4 … [Read more...] about
President Kerry! Hey, I'm trying to say this before every blogger and pundit in the nation does: Kerry's nomination acceptance speech tonight at the Democratic Convention was masterful in content and delivery (and he only used the word values … [Read more...] about
New Progressive Action Group formed in Sacramento I am pleased to announce the formation of People United for a Better Sacramento (no website yet), a grassroots membership-based issue advocacy and political action group working to enact … [Read more...] about
Meanwhile, back in Sacramento... Well, I'm not back in Sacramento, but other people seem to be and the Democratic Party is hard at work capitalizing (sic) on Scharzenegger's most recent gaff. Go to sacramentogirliemen.com to buy the … [Read more...] about
Dateline Buffalo Just got in from seeing the Psychedelic Furs play at the Continental Club on Franklin near Chippewa in downtown Buffalo, NY. The highlight of the opening act was a band called Kristofferson Airplane playing a cover of … [Read more...] about
Nip/Tuck on F/X is Fun/Vile 3 Snouts Up (:)(:)(:) Have you seen this tv show? It combines soft porn with graphic surgery--what could be more enticing? Brought to you on basic cable: two men in a plastic surgery partnership in … [Read more...] about
Mandatory Reading Bill Moyer's recent amazingly important speech. … [Read more...] about