By Ann Ivins An Open Letter to the Concerned Parent with Whom I Recently Had a Phone Conference Dear Ms. Three Surnames Down the Marital Road from Your Child’s Last Name, Tonight, […]
A housing bailout might be a boon, but Bush's housing bailout is a bust
By Martin Bosworth For those who don’t know, last week President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson unveiled a “mortgage rescue plan” (NOT a bailout, they desperately stressed) that would enable qualifying […]
Giuliani explains the criteria for spending taxpayer dollars on his mistress. Hypothetically.
From this morning’s Meet the Press: Tim Russert: Would it be appropriate for a president to provide Secret Service protection for his mistress? Rudy Giuliani: It would not be appropriate to do […]
2007 Heisman: What do they mean by "best player," anyway?
First, congratulations, Tim Tebow. You had a great year. Now, a little context. The Heisman Trophy is allegedly awarded each year to the nation’s “most outstanding college football player.” The Heisman has […]
Scroguely Works: The Arrival
The Arrival, by Shaun Tan, first published October 2007, 128 pages, ISBN 978-0439895293 The dividing line between comic books and graphic novels – for many – seems to lie in the question: […]
