Getting deep, post-debate

Deep thought: McCain has dots for eyebrows.Deeper thought: What was "that one" about? McCain seemed nigh unto unhinged in that moment. What is the antecedent of "one" here? I can’t put a finger on it, but that seemed untoward at best.Deepest...

From The Ashes…

In an effort to rebuild the Shantigar Foundation’s once-magnificent theater barn, foundation members present two stagings of foundation creator Jean-Claude van Itallie’s The Tibetan Book of the Dead (or How Not to Do It Again). A longtime practitioner of...

Letters: What Do You Think?

The Go-To PaperI read with pleasure your 35th anniversary issue. Congratulations! I particularly liked the story on Jordi Herold, who is responsible for so much good music in the Valley. However, it is ironic that the Advocate no longer publishes Iron Horse ads. The...

Imperium Watch: Presidency: A Civilian Office

The term "commander-in-chief" echoes so often in presidential campaign rhetoric these days that we should stop and think about why that is. The term has always been there; it hasn't always been so omnipresent.In this year's election, it seems most...