It's Hard Out Here for a GOPimp

by | Jan 28, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal

State of Union: windy, with chance of rhetoric.I think Bob Herbert in the New York Times nails the tenor of tonight's big speech by Obama. And, remarkably, it certainly seems there's a lot of unanimity on far left and far right about the opinion Herbert's...
Stage Struck: Blood Brothers

Stage Struck: Blood Brothers

by | Jan 28, 2010 | Stage

I haven’t seen Runt of the Litter, but the premise is intriguing, even for someone, like me, who has zero interest in football. At heart, Bo Eason’s one-man show is that staple of sports fables, the underdog-overcomes-adversity-to-make-good story. The...

Between the Lines: Why Martha Lost

by | Jan 28, 2010 | News

If this is how it feels to live in a swing state, a colleague recently suggested, living in a swing state must be a pain in the ass.That was about the best take-away point I heard over the last few weeks as pundits near and far endeavored to explain the cataclysmic...

ImperiumWatch: Information, Please!

by | Jan 28, 2010 | News

With newspapers all over the country on the brink of collapse and an epicenter shift occurring in the way people get their news, it's worth a look at the Pew Research Center's recent survey of where core news—genuinely new information—is coming...