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The Vine: November 21, 2008
November 21, 2008 – 1:06 PM | 8 Comments

Hey, folks.Overwhelmed by other deadlines this week, I’ve asked the beautiful and talented AB Chao to step in on Ask The Readers Friday.Welcome back, AB!
Dear Sars,
HELP!I finally found a product for my face that I …

Prop 8 is enough
November 14, 2008 – 1:18 AM | 76 Comments
Prop 8 is enough

It’s more than enough, in fact.   We’ve had more than enough codified discrimination in this country over its long and sometimes misguided history, and whatever semantics those in favor of Proposition 8 choose to …

In Critical Condition
November 13, 2008 – 9:52 AM | 10 Comments

Critical Condition is actually the beautiful and talented Mark Blankenship’s blog, and I’ve got a guest piece up over there about the return of Unsolved Mysteries.

Please please please, let me, let me, let meeeee get what I waaaaaant this tiiiiime
November 3, 2008 – 2:38 PM | 184 Comments
Please please please, let me, let me, let meeeee get what I waaaaaant this tiiiiime

Election Day is nigh at last; I can’t WAIT to vote.   And, honestly, to have this campaign madness over with at last…not to mention the last eight years’ worth.
In case it didn’t go without …

Support Local Biz: October 31, 2008
October 31, 2008 – 11:04 AM | One Comment

7A Productions is pleased to present the documentary Nikki: A Girl with Rett Syndrome — more information is available by clicking the link.   The movie is now available on DVD via pre-order, and the …

Andrew Johnston, RIP
October 28, 2008 – 9:06 AM | 16 Comments
Andrew Johnston, RIP

My friend Andrew Johnston passed away on Sunday.   You can read an interview I did with him on TWoP about TV criticism here.
I wish I could find the original sound file for that and …

Nikolupdate II: No, This Is Not Turning Into “One Of Those Cat Blogs”
October 21, 2008 – 9:32 PM | 37 Comments
Nikolupdate II: No, This Is Not Turning Into “One Of Those Cat Blogs”

But I thought you’d want to know, per Matt, that Nikolai has had a bath, behaved himself very well in the process, and is settling in nicely:
After surveying his new home, Niko has found his …

Proshai, Nikolai
October 21, 2008 – 1:04 PM | 37 Comments
Proshai, Nikolai

I am so very very happy to announce that Nikolai has just left for his new digs.   Leila and Matt will take excellent care of him (starting with the bath that I, without a …

Nikolupdate
October 20, 2008 – 10:32 AM | 57 Comments
Nikolupdate

“In Soviet Russia, cat adopt you, okehhhhh?”
Niko is coming home to my apartment this afternoon.   This is not going to make me very popular with the ranking felines, but the kind woman at Feline …

So…there’s this cat.
October 19, 2008 – 3:41 PM | 83 Comments
So…there’s this cat.

No, not that cat.   Or that other fat cat.
This cat, to the right here.
Some [epithet] left this cat in a carrier on 9th Street in Park Slope on Friday and didn’t come back for …