I am not the first to think that George W. Bush looks like a chimpanzee. Smirkingchimp.com raised that idea ages ago. As has Bushorchimp.com, which has been up since 2000. But I do think that a quick review of Bush’s simian-like visage as… Read more
Listening: Justin Timberlake, _Futuresex/Lovesounds_ (Yes, I admit I like JT) From Webster.com, the #1 word of the year as voted on by the Merriam-Webster online community is Truthiness, which of course comes from Stephen Colbert. They define… Read more
The more I hear about Barack Obama, the more he sounds like a gen Xer to me. This is most probably the effect of selective perception, I admit, but he -is- in his mid-forties. Tody in The American Prospect, Harold Meyerson writes about Obama’s pitch… Read more
The release date for the last Harry Potter book has been announced. The book will be available on July 21. At midnight. As usual. I’m not sure if I want to buy the book at Amazon, where I can get it at a discount right now by pre-ordering, or if I… Read more