Obama tries to explain health care reform to the people, relies on D.C. jargon. Good Times dinner-conversation primer on health care reform. Republicans' favorite consulting firm to cite in health care chats is owned by UnitedHealth Group. Video of John Yoo, author of the Bush torture memos,
Primer on "birther" politics, both a fringe movement and something greater. Analysis of the Game's attacks on Jay-Z as a study of hegemony and American power. Instapaper for the commute: Bombing is the best way to reinforce the Iranian government's power. Also great
After launching a music career built on positivity and partying, Andrew W.K. keeps busy by going in several directions at once. He is co-owner of lower Manhattan’s Santos Party House, has appeared in and supplied music for episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and recorded an album
Our man in Boston chats with author Gil Adamson about Toronto’s literary mafia, the fact-checking that plagues novelists, and the difficulty of listing 10 Canadian writers.
Analysis of Holder's plans for interrogation investigation and how the White House will react. The government has a database for almost everything, including vending machine injuries. How [Obama] handles [health care] over the next several weeks could shape the rest of his presidency. Somalia's radical Islamists
A trio of history books deliver what most textbooks lack: good, succinct storytelling.
In the months following my performance on Big Top Talent, my relationship with Annie changed hues...I really was more of an Annie colleague. When life hands Hodgman coconuts, he makes solid-state analog shortwave radios. Seven roles John Hodgman would dominate. Using artistic license to enhance the aesthetics of
For man and djinn alike, a soft economy makes for a tight job market.
A not-so-tender--but fitting--remembrance of Frank McCourt. For some literary greats, a correlation between sobriety and bad writing (or not writing at all). Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur chronicles her bout with swine flu. Twitter: nothing more than a refashioning of 1st-century Roman
Amazon may have confiscated your Orwell, but there is still hope.
