Illicit Arms Kept Till Eve
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2003Illicit Arms Kept Till Eve of War, an Iraqi Scientist Is Said to Assert
Archive for April, 2003
The Cult of TiVoIf I’m
Sunday, April 20th, 2003The Cult of TiVo
If I’m at a cocktail party and I’ve had more than two drinks, I’m going to try to sell you a TiVo.
TiVo owner, Matt Smith
I’ve extolled the virtues of TiVo to many a friend, but have yet to get one to shell out the bucks to get one. The New York Times [...]
Liz Phair to hit the
Sunday, April 20th, 2003Liz Phair to hit the road
As Anthony Kiedis said in an MTV Video Music Awards show, I’m a little bit dismayed. About what you ask? About Liz Phair being chosen as the most overrated Chicago rocker in the April 2003 issue of Chicago magazine, in the article “Overrated/Underrated Chicago.” The article bemoaned her lack of [...]
Ignorance, Hollywood StyleWhen I asked
Thursday, April 17th, 2003Ignorance, Hollywood Style
When I asked Motion Picture Association of America president Jack Valenti whether the director of the highest-grossing movie of all time was the ideal spokesperson against petty theft, he tap-danced. ”I found the most convincing part to be the working stiffs,” said Valenti of the PSA, ”the guys who have a modest home [...]
