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Good God, SNL sucked supremely last night. Some terrible unknown (to me) stand-up comic hosted and the opening monologue was like 18 minutes long, him just standing there and doing his unfunny, vaguely offensive routine. It was like something Rupert … Continue reading →

Last night I went with thejeremyshow to see the Neo-Futurists’ first holiday show, “The Santa Abductions.” The premise is pure gold: a rather disturbed man named Fred kidnaps shopping mall Santas and tortures them with his Santamaker (a sled rigged … Continue reading →

O my lord, what a morning? Our phone line at home is still down, and onec again we cannot print anything here at the office.

Just about finished reading my borrowed copy of “What’s The Matter With Kansas?” Awfully good. Awfully depressing. I’ll definitely be ready to take a haitus from political non-fiction. I need a good W. Somerset Maugham book.

Our home phone line has been down since yesterday afternoon. That means no DSL either. And it may still be down this evening. So don’t try calling or emailing after 3 o’clock. Just show! Or don’t show! Please show. SBC, … Continue reading →

The best summation of the quagmire I’ve seen recently: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1653454,00.html

Name one good thing that’s happened to you today. (For me: Lucky Charms for breakfast.)

Brandon, I feel for you and your tale of the bizarre Thanksgiving. But here’s a little competition for you. As you know, my brother has been staying with us all weekend. He’s a fairly low-maintenance guest and yet his presence … Continue reading →

Last night we went to River East 21 and saw “The Ice Harvest.” Hmm, middling. **1/2 out of ****. It was well-cast. I can’t conceive of any actor besides John Cusack who could play such a scumbag and still come … Continue reading →

The HOLY FOUR: Bunuel Hitchcock Altman Lynch