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Eddie Van Halen: Rock’s Reverse Dorian Gray

Found this in my Drafts folder. Somebody, somewhere has got a really nice painting of Eddie Van Halen.

Happy Halloween

Complaining Tree

Me? Number one?

(Folks, I wrote this a couple of weeks ago for fun. I had vague notions of trying to sell it, but realized over the weekend that I couldn’t possibly do so in time. The wheels of publishing grind ever-so-slowly. So, enjoy.) I JUST WANT TO HELP THE TEAM All of us who follow NBA basketball [...]

Newsbreaks 9.21.07 (2001)

For best viewing, allow the video to load completely. Audio version is here. So I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey last night. On the big screen. In 70mm. Totally sober. And I didn’t fall asleep. This is newsworthy. 2001 was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. I was born a year [...]

Newsbreaks 9.17.07 (Greenspan’s book)

For best viewing, allow the video to load completely. Audio version is here. Alan Greenspan is a lot like Henry Kissinger; both men got famous while in jobs that, if you’re doing them right, shouldn’t make you famous. But among a certain crowd—old white guys—the cult of Greenspan is second only to the cult of [...]

Newsbreaks 9.12.07 (birth control)

For best viewing, allow the video to load completely. Audio version is here. Researchers at Aberdeen University in Britain have determined that oral contraceptives—commonly known as “Man’s best friend”—do not increase a woman’s risk of cancer. In fact, the researchers say, the pill actually reduces the risk of some cancers. Specifically, the sentient, inter-uterine kind. [...]

We Remember.

As everybody knows, today marks a profoundly important day in the history of our country. After September 11th, America—and the world—would never be the same. All around the globe, the wicked celebrate this anniversary, while the good and decent pause in their labors only for a moment—then rejoin the fight with redoubled resolve. It was [...]

Newsbreaks 9.07.07 (Doris Anderson)

For best viewing, allow the video to load completely. Audio version is here. Two weeks ago, a 76-year-old woman disappeared during a hunting trip with her husband. This is called “a backwoods divorce.” Amazingly, the woman has been found, and it looks like she’s going to make it. Grizzly Adams, meet Grizzly Eves. Authorities found [...]

Newsbreaks 9.05.07 (Bush expose)

For best viewing, allow the video to load completely. Audio version is here. As you may have heard, there’s a new book out that goes inside the Bush Presidency. It’s called “Colonscopy.” No, actually, it’s called, “Dead Certain,” which is inspired. Everybody will think it’s half-right. The President granted the author unprecedented access to himself [...]