Monthly Archives: January 2004

Despite his fairly indiscriminate love for all things emo, the most beloved of all my ex-husbands left me high and dry for the Coheed & Cambria show last night, grousing, “they’re like retarded emo kids who just started smoking pot … Continue reading →

This came in the mailbox, today. I was rooting for Carol, even willing to campaign for her, though wavering. Go… Kucinich? (Is he the first vegan presidential candidate, at least?) CAROL MOSELEY BRAUN WITHDRAWS FROM PRESIDENTIAL RACE AND ENDORSES HOWARD … Continue reading →

Comments as debate rules. Here are some articles supporting the Invasion of Privacy theory RE: CAPPS II, the passenger risk-assessment givin’ it all up at the airport thing. I think the main issue is that, unlike a driver’s license, the … Continue reading →

Last month’s People magazine has, of course, the Reagans on its cover, discussing the HBO protective gov’t brouhaha and delicately mourning the Alzheimer’s that has crippled Ron and martyred Nancy for changing her life to care for him. ANYWAY, while … Continue reading →

This is funny.

Today’s “WHAT THE FUCKIN SHIT” award winners: the government is compiling a database of all travelers; extra-compliant subjects will be presented with the ultimate American reward: convenience. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is happy to press forth in blissful ignorance about … Continue reading →

My mom, apart from being my mom, is also kind of my ongoing sociology experiment–a window into the mind of a 68-year-old, high-school-educated politically conservative woman, who doesn’t use the internet. Her primary news sources are Fox News Network, and … Continue reading →

There are three inches of snow on the ground in Portland, and the teevee news is acting as though it is a national disaster. An anchor, on location at a truck stop in Troutdale, where thousands of truck drivers are … Continue reading →

And oh yeah: Here are my Pazz & Jop votes. They are both personal and political. I do not give a fuck, and I think the point system is capitalistic though I gave Ellen 11 points and Nice Nice 9 … Continue reading →

Some best concerts of 2003: * BPitch Control Party at Love Parade: Ellen Allien /MIA/ Sascha Funke / DJ Feadz at WMF in Berlin One reason being: minimal techno sounds like being born after five hours of trance–like being born … Continue reading →