Why the troops think they're fighting
HuffPo has just posted a piece by John Zogby about a new poll of U.S. soldiers in Iraq. So do they know why they’re fighting… Read More »Why the troops think they're fighting
February 2006
The duel is finally over
The actor Dennis Weaver died last Friday. I’ll always remember him for one performance: his wonderful depiction of the confused and terrified driver in Spielberg’s… Read More »The duel is finally over
On being compelled to pick sides
Here’s an interesting perspective from the BBC’s John Simpson: Looking back on the events of the past year, it is clear that the three different… Read More »On being compelled to pick sides
David Hockney portraits
Just returned from the Members’ Opening of the David Hockney Portraits exhibition at the Boston MFA. Although the works in the exhibition go all the… Read More »David Hockney portraits
Random 10
There’s a bias in these lists towards stuff I haven’t played in recent weeks. For example, I just picked up the Arctic Monkeys’ excellent new… Read More »Random 10
Dennett and Wieseltier links
Majikthise has posted a couple of pieces here and here providing useful links to discussions of Dan Dennett’s book and Wieseltier’s execrable review. She quotes… Read More »Dennett and Wieseltier links
"A offer I couldn't refuse…"
I’m heading over to England next Tuesday for a week. It’s mostly for family business, though I will be doing a few days work while… Read More »"A offer I couldn't refuse…"
Reset to factory settings
I had a slightly disconcerting experience today. As I mentioned earlier, we’ve been having some electrical work done, and this morning the guys came by… Read More »Reset to factory settings
Mr. Plod gets in a snit
Let’s see: the British police can’t catch members of al-Qaida, so instead they decide to harrass actors who play al-Qaida suspects in a British movie.… Read More »Mr. Plod gets in a snit
Why does the NYT do this?
Over at brainstorms, oz and I are discussing the sophomoric review [login required] of Dennett’s new book in yesterday’s NYT by a pompous lit-crit idiot… Read More »Why does the NYT do this?