Farewell letter from David Simon.
January 16, 2009
Though this letter is a year old, it’s a must-read for Wire watchers.
Obama on The Wire
January 15, 2009
Two articles on Obama and HBO’s extraordinary series ‘The Wire’.
One on Obama’s favorite character.
Medical Myth Busters.
January 2, 2009
The British Medical Journal with some entertaining and informative debunking.
happy new year.
December 31, 2008
the perenially overdone, perenially smiling, and perenially bad
ABBA. the finger-down-your-throat for later tonight. happy new year.
Flirting With Magic.
December 23, 2008
Where did this come from?
Big ups to Mark at Overfed and Undernourished for the nod.
About Time.
December 19, 2008
Big news from Washington. Some might call it change.
Stephen Levitt on Arne Duncan.
December 18, 2008
Freakonomics co-author Stephen D. Levitt on why Arne Duncan fits the bill.
Hopefully Mr. Duncan possesses enough self control to avoid name-calling at the White House and enough common sense not to make children’s television a moral issue.
Rebecca Solnit: Looking Away From Beauty.
December 15, 2008
An interesting piece from earlier this year on the value of human life and the Olympic games. From Orion magazine.
