I just picked up the 9/11 Commission Report; it was what looked to be the next-to-last copy my local Borders Express (n?e Waldenbooks) had, and that was at 10:30am. The salesperson said it was the fastest-selling book in the store today. Now I’m trying to decide whether to finish The Mission, Dana Priest’s account of …
Here they go again. The Republican National Committee has asked Bush-backing Roman Catholics to provide copies of their parish directories to help register Catholics to vote in the November election, a use of personal information not necessarily condoned by dioceses around the country. In a story posted Thursday [the July 21 column–ed.] on its Web …
There I was, sitting in front of the television watching the 6:00pmEST edition of Sportscenter while eating my lunch, and ESPN shows me what the upcoming programs will be on the network this evening (afternoon). Fine, you say, that’s normal. Well, yeah, but one of the shows is the 2004 World Series of Poker. (It’s …
If you want to read the 9/11 report on your monitor screen, you can find links to it from the commission’s website. The thing is 7mb in PDF format, so if you’re on dialup, go to your neighborhood bookstore. Norton, the publisher, airshipped print editions all over the country last night. Update: Jason Kottke has …
Aha! This classical music binge I’m suddenly on may have added benefits. A doctor working with cancer patients at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne has teamed up with classical musicians to create a CD designed to calm and relax patients and their families. Doctor Catherine Crock and Trio Grande have produced Hush Collection. It …
Who’s in Iraq and Afghanistan? Governors express concerns to Pentagon officials. In Washington state, “…62 percent of its 87,000 Army National Guard soldiers are on active duty, including the majority of the guard’s best-trained firefighters, at a time when wildfires are beginning to sweep through the state, according to state officials.” Here’s the most recent …
Oh, my. Have you seen the “This Land is Your Land” parody yet? Run, don’t walk (as long as you’ve got a fast connection). A week ago I couldn’t have seen this. It’s an equal opportunity basher, so prepare to be offended no matter which side of the aisle you prefer.
In my first real foray into classical music as a buyer rather than a casual listener, as I said below, I bought Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, the 1812 Overture and Marche Slave as conducted by Eugene Ormandy. Well, I more or less knew what I was getting there, particularly as I’d just seen Great Performances …
I am so sick and tired of this Administration. For the third consecutive year, it’s decided (on what is clearly ideology rather than evidence) to withhold family planning money from the UN Population Fund. From the AP via the NYT: The Bush administration will withhold $34 million in congressionally approved assistance to the U.N. Population …
So lemme get this straight. George W. Bush is the champion of faith because he talks about it (while rarely attending church, if all the reports I’ve read in the mainstream press are to be believed); John Kerry attends Mass every week (which I know because there was a huge fuss about some bishops trying …