GeneralI’m a PepperThere are two types of readers out there. People who don’t give a fig about Chuck Klosterman, and people who think that people who...
GeneralUseful Advice for Americans Faced by Possibly Hostile Iraqis: Pretend to be CanadianFrom VF’s otherwise very interesting piece about the NYTimes’ Baghdad bureau:
Generalal-Qaeda or al-Nader?Wherever would he have learned such language? Perhaps he’s hired everyone’s favourite Independent, Ralph Nader, as a...
GeneralChristmas on MarsThe long-awaited Christmas on Mars DVD is avail now -- mine shipped Friday. Meanwhile, thanks to A in’t it Cool News, you can...
GeneralAuthenticity Watch: OstalgieIn the post-historical period there will be neither art nor philosophy, just the perpetual caretaking of the museum of human...
GeneralThe Brand is WrongI heart New York. It even says so on the coffee cup I use every morning. There’s a good chance you heart NY as well, and you might...
GeneralBest sentence(s) I read today"Leftism, too, can be a nostalgia cult. (Leftism may be the greatest nostalgia cult of all)" - Paul Berman, Power and the...
GeneralSummers Gone, Yet AgainI can’t believe this is back on the table: Politico is reporting that Larry Summers’ potential candidacy for Treasury secretary...