In what appears to be a case of mistaken identity, Vice-President Cheney shot and wounded a lawyer yesterday. There’s no word yet on whether the lawyer was lobbying against tort reform at the time of the shooting.
What would you tell an alien from the planet Z9R2K if he/she/it asked you what pieces of music he should listen to if he wanted to learn about American culture? I’d start with Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land,” add Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” followed by “Appalachian Spring” or “Rodeo,” Gershwin’s …