A friend has just alerted me to a must-have product for cleaning the inside of your computer screen, where a lot of dirt accumulates but is very hard…
Read moreWell, who would have thought that a director as cerebral as Woody Allen could have evoked such an earthy performance from Penelope Cruz? Or perhaps h…
Read moreThis was the only clip I could find of my favorite Paul Newman movie, "The Long Hot Summer." The chemistry with Joanne Woodward was incredi…
Read moreWhile McCain and Obama were sparring over the economy yesterday evening, McCain brought up the "millions" of dollars spent on "bear D…
Read moreMy wife writes from Paris, where they are taking all this in with alarm, and suggests this idea for the bailout: "How about sending round a peti…
Read moreOkay, let's see if I have this right. John McCain suddenly realizes the financial crisis is an emergency and announces the suspension of his camp…
Read moreMcCain is trying to make a sucker out of you, call his bluff. This is a cheap political stunt, the country needs this debate badly and you should say…
Read moreToday's Salon features a story about the McCain campaign's alleged letter-to-the-editor ghostwriting operation, in two parts (click here an…
Read moreThe Rosenbergs' two sons released a statement today in the wake of recent news stories about their parents, accused "atomic spies" Jul…
Read moreIf you did not listen to Terry Gross' "Fresh Air" interview with Barton Gellman on NPR last week, I would urge you to take the trouble…
Read moreThe New York Times has been listing the names of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq for several years now, and has just recently begun including those ki…
Read moreJust back from Pittsburgh today and lots to catch up with, so I am directing my loyal readers to today's series of posts on The Huffington Post. …
Read moreIn this week's issue of Science , I report the latest evidence on the early use of fire: Just when our ancestors began lighting their own fires r…
Read moreA lot of Obama supporters are breathing sighs of relief that the polls, reflecting concerns about the bungled economy, are swinging back towards Oba…
Read moreAdmit it, with the Obama -McCain debate coming up in less than a week, aren't you secretly hoping that McCain will have a meltdown? You know, las…
Read moreI've been pretty busy the past few days with teaching and laughing my head off over the Republican presidential candidate promising to clean up W…
Read moreI've just noticed that a video shown in the visitor's center at the 9500 year old early farming site of Catalhoyuk in Turkey--the subject of …
Read moreLike most Obama supporters, I have been aghast to see the national polls swing from a comfortable lead for Obama to an undeniable lead for McCain i…
Read moreA note from Rick Pettigrew, head of The Archaeology Channel: Friends and colleagues: Historical archaeology takes on special relevance and visibil…
Read moreThis particular event is for us in Boston, but the stamp will of course be launched nationwide. Speaking of the film world, I saw the Coen brothers …
Read morePlease give me a break. A number of pundits are now saying that Sarah Palin was confused by Charlie Gibson's question asking her to define the &…
Read more"Enough of the Jerusalem Mantra." That's the title of a guest commentary on the Washington Post/Newsweek " PostGlobal " sit…
Read moreAs I don't need to tell many readers of this blog, the level of dishonesty of the McCain- Palin campaign has already reached heights previously …
Read moreAs regular readers know, yours truly is a former regular contributor to Bon Appetit magazine, and I still keep in touch with the old gang. Here is th…
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