Archives for August 2005

killed more than 100 people at last count, and devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, along the Gulf Coast. The Chronicle’s EmailFacebookTwitterReddit

Oh, and let’s not forget this, with thanks to Hammond Guthrie for the reminder: “Naked Lunch.” In an editor’s note to “Minutes to Go” and Arts & Letters Daily for the tip: My favorite romantic,

Finally. A “How to Win in Iraq,” which has just been published in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs, Brooks writes: The article is already a phenomenon among the people running this war, generating discussion in the Pentagon, the C.I.A., the American Embassy in Baghdad and the office of the vice president. Notice there’s no […]

whole damned review sounds like that. And on the front page, no less. How could you let it out of the house, and how could they have let it in? — Tireless Staff of Thousands EmailFacebookTwitterReddit

After a humongous computer meltdown — thanks to a crappy Dell Inspiron laptop — we’re limping back into service. May we draw your attention this morning to Adam Cohen’s And by the way, does this sound like anything you’ve heard of lately? He lived either in the darkness of the hood, or in the white […]

Art Kunkin says so. You remember him, founding publisher-editor of the old Free Press back in the day? Kunkin, right, wants to re-connect with not revitalized, while there’s a in Crawford, Texas. Meantime, Gig LeCarp won’t be attending tomorrow’s $2-million fireworks memorial for Hunter S. Thompson, where the late writer’s bagged-up ashes will be shot […]

Bob Herbert has written the lead of the week in

According to The Wall Street Journal, which scrutinized more than 5,000 pages of newly released files from John Roberts’s years as an associate counsel in the Reagan White House, he filed memos urging Reagan to ignore an invitation from Michael Jackson to a concert in Washington and to avoid even sending a congratulatory letter because […]

From here on in we will no longer refer to the current president of the United States as Dear Leader, King George, Georgie Boy, King Georgie Boy, W., Gee Dubya, or by any other antonomasia (lovely, obscure word stolen from William Buckley’s outright liar on this morning’s New York Times op-ed page (“Oh, I’m sorry […]

Two years ago today, Straight Up howling bid for independence. A year ago today, it was still bawling, but in a more civil tone with a mind-numbing issue facing all of us. — Tireless Staff of Thousands

David E’s fablog is exactly right. Have a look at his latest post: What a

One year ago today Leon Freilich (a k a Cultural Dish. Now he’s at it again, but from the low end: If Murdoch family brouhaha would have merited the following shock-heds: Lach to Rupe: Drop Out! Thunder Down Under! Lachie: G’Day, Sydney — Tireless Staff of Thousands EmailFacebookTwitterReddit

the terrible twos. Later this week, when Straight Up celebrates its second anniversary, we enter that period of ass-kicking maturity called “oppositional behavior.” One day we may even grow into the thrilling threes. In the meantime, join the birthday party: Have a look at our

The dog days of summer came early this year. So I’m outta here for a while. I’ve got a couple of writing projects to finish, which means my time off won’t be only fun and games. But I do intend to entertain myself. archive, more than 850 entries have been posted since Straight Up was […]