Quote of the Day

“We know the human heart is a substandard product.” -Josh Marshall of TPM, talking about his frustration with the “conversation” (about mass shootings) that ends up going nowhere What, indeed, is it about the U.S. that makes us home to a...

Spanking is Not OK

My sons love watching nanny reality shows. Supernanny was an event in our house every Friday while it was still on. They were so bummed when it was cancelled. Oddly, we found Nanny 911 streaming on Netflix and have been watching it obsessively for a couple of weeks....

Days of Our Councilors' Lives

So Jimmy Ferrera has secured another term as president of the City Council—although it wasn’t the prettiest win. In an informal vote at Monday’s meeting (the formal vote will take place at the Council’s first meeting of 2013, on Jan. 7), a...
StageStruck: Community Competition

StageStruck: Community Competition

The headline in the Gazette read “Nonprofits seek giving windfall on 12/12/12,” and the subject lines in my overflowing in-box said things like “Please support our work on 12/12/12—here’s how!” Last Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, was...