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Credit Where It’s Due

Friday, October 26, 2007 – 11:29 am

As do many bloggers, I like to acknowledge when one of the op/ed columnists I routinely slam writes something that is almost entirely correct. In that spirit, I’ve had nothing but contempt for Michael Gerson since he became a regular writer for the Post, but he really hits the nail on the head with […]

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HRC Takes A Page From Thomas Schaller

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 – 6:51 pm

Jake Tapper passes along some comments from Hillary Clinton that I can’t help but applaud:
“I was shocked when I learned Iowa and Mississippi have never elected a woman governor, senator or member of Congress,” she said. “There has got to be something at work here…
“I think not only do I have to bring people […]

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In Which I Take A Long Time To Say Something Rather Simple, Because It Is, After All, A David Foster Wallace Essay That Prompts My Eventual Point

Wednesday, September 12, 2007 – 1:27 pm

So… A few weeks ago, namely when I was on the plane for my Las Vegas trip, I started reading David Foster Wallace’s 2005 collection of essays, Consider the Lobster. I don’t like Wallace, per se, but I find some of his ideas fascinating enough and some of his humor amusing enough to […]

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Maybe Just A Few Excuses

Friday, July 27, 2007 – 9:47 am

Bob Shrum, he of the 0-97 record managing Democratic presidential campaigns, was on Colbert last night to pimp his new book. What a douche. He spent most of the interview arguing that Gore and Kerry both would have won if the system hadn’t been rigged against them. This stood in fairly […]

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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows

Monday, July 23, 2007 – 11:45 am

Non spoiler review: I loved it.
Spoilers and more detailed thoughts below the jump- Do not click if you have not yet read.
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WARNING

Thursday, July 19, 2007 – 10:39 am

Do not read the New York Times review of Deathly Hallows. It gives no proper spoiler warning and yet tells you precisely what the “Deathly Hallows” are.
Now I know why the wingnuts always say the Times is traitorous. Bastards ruined my day.
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Who Has Time For A Filibuster When The Suspense Is This Thick In The Air

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 – 10:11 am

Harry has leaked.
Before I proceed, a new policy that I don’t expect to need, but that I am posting right now “just in case”. If anyone attempts to post any (real, not obvious joke) spoilers regarding Deathly Hallows prior to my book review and series wrap-up, which will appear Monday and be appropriately […]

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One Week, Seven Hours, 33 Minutes To Go

Friday, July 13, 2007 – 4:44 pm

In the spirit of playing real journalist, I received word from a highly trusted source who needs to remain anonymous this afternoon that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is beginning to arrive in retail outlets.
The book is arriving not quite under lock and key, but sealed in a such a way as to […]

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Obama Does Have Taste

Monday, May 14, 2007 – 4:55 pm

As I said when I took a look at the presidential candidates’ music picks, I know this isn’t particularly important, but seeing as it’s still May, the list of the last piece of fiction read by each candidate is about as interesting as anything else occurring in the campaigns right now.
Wait, you know what? […]

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Comic Books

Thursday, April 19, 2007 – 11:12 am

Mark this down in the “Andrew’s Random Digressions” file… I have another question that I may as well throw out to anyone reading.
I recently decided that I ought to read a few comic books and see if there were any I liked. This was mostly prompted by my discovery of a DVD-ROM released […]

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