I understand, given the events in South Asia, that this is a relatively minor tragedy. Nonetheless, I'll miss Jerry Orbach, as much for his long-term presence on Law and Order as for his roles in such films as Crimes and Misdemeanors.
What are the chances? WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 - The Pentagon has told the White House and Congress that it plans sharp cuts in the Air Force's program for the F/A-22, the.
A terrific post by Lindsay Beyerstein noting that to the extent they're meaningful, claims that the United States is a "Christian Nation" are false. Indeed, I think her point that "[t]he.
I wrote recently that Sideways was the best reviewed film of the year. I'm not sure if this is true any longer; the reviews from top critics of Million Dollar Baby have been remarkably good. (Sideways still has a slightly higher Metacritic score, but eyeballing the reviews and year-end lists of major...
I've spent the last several days with my family, away from computers and email. This has given me time to ponder various trivialities far more than I, or anyone, should..
Back in 1982, James Bamford published The Puzzle Palace, which opened the National Security Agency up to a previously unknown level of scrutiny. Bamford showed that the NSA had operated with.
Council Bluffs, Iowa- The old man's girlfriend likes to keep boxes of old magazines, including Time, Life, Look, and so forth. I had been led to believe that Look was simply a mirror of Life, same subject matter, mode of treatment, and so forth. It is...
I knew that nothing good could come from my purchase of Master and Commander, the first book in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series. I would either hate it, making the book a.
Cliff May on the heart of a neoconservative: I’d argue that the term “neo-conservative,” at this point, merely means someone who (1) believes American power can be a force for.
Important story on Argentina in today's NYT. But three years after Argentina declared a record debt default of more than $100 billion, the largest in history, the apocalypse has not arrived. Instead, the economy has grown by 8 percent for two consecutive years, exports have zoomed, the...
from your friends at Lawyers, Guns & Money. Have fun, be safe, and never forget that the Yankees suck ass.
Via Laura Rozen, a story that just hasn't received much play here: The Israeli-American crisis over the sale of an advanced technology weapons system to China has also turned into an Israeli-Chinese.