sunday short stack
"When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained." - Edward R. Murrow
- Following the Love & Consequences scandal, Susan Salter Reynolds asks: What was Margaret "Jones" thinking? And how were so many people fooled?
- Meanwhile, Nancy Rommelmann thinks that the reason is partly found in the fact that New Yorkers are willing to accept ludicrous stories about LA because they don't know any better.
- Who is Jon Arbuckle without Garfield?
- Fifteen percent of Canadians would give up the right to vote in the next Canadian election for the chance to vote in ours.
- Is your brain male or female? (Mine is exactly 50/50.)
- Bukowski's bungalow on DeLongpre is now an LA landmark.
- How do you build a public library in the age of Google?
- Every Friday night, Dinosaurs and Robots radio plays found mixed tapes. I have a giant collection of mixed tapes I made in the '90s that I keep under the bed because I can't bear to get rid of them.
