A New Hero (Maybe)
4 June 2005
Seemingly the only man both willing and able to speak out about the absurdities in our political system.
Entries tagged “Reviews”
From time to time I share my experiences with books, movies and other media. These reviews represent my experiences; your mileage may vary.
That Crazy Hippie Music
31 January 2005
Imagine. A tiny chapel. A sparse crowed of young kids, parents and elderly make up the audience. On stage, twelve bedraggled, twenty-somethings—unshaven, half-stoned and in various states of hygene—pound drums, jingle bells and play the accordion. Strapped to a wheelchair is a frankensystem complete with mixer and projector spouting cockeyed lyrics onto a screen. And that was just the warm-up band.
Madame President 2008?
18 November 2004
R. Emmett Tyrrell and Mark W. Davis love the Clintons. They love their egos, they love their escapades, and they love their sordid secrets. In Madame Hillary: the Dark Road to the White House, Tyrrell and Davis dispense their intimate knowledge about whom they consider the most dangerous liberal in the Senate.
Orwellian Diction: Politics’ most powerful tool
28 October 2004
I've been saying it for weeks, and someone finally wrote a book about it. In contrast to the Republicans, democrats and others in the Left have underutilized the power of diction in representing their political motives. Wait, let me try it again: unlike Bush and his cronies, Liberals suck with words. Until now.
HTML: The New Punctuation
21 October 2004
Lynne Truss wrote an amazing book. Eats, Shoots and Leaves does not just inspire gramatical sticklers to be proud of their neuroticisms. She describes each of the marks and their history as well as laments their misue. Not only does she describe their utility to the English language, but also makes a case that without them, our words would lose their meaning.
