Monthly Archives: September 2005

Yoda Origami

My talented wife’s been trying origami recently, so she did this Master Yoda that appeared on digg today.

Big Uneasiness

It turns out the crime situation in New Orleans wasn’t as dire as initial reports seemed to indicate. In an interview last week with The New York Times, Superintendent Compass said that some of his most shocking statements turned out to be untrue. Asked about reports of rapes and murders, he said: “We have no official [...]

The Ladies Do Protest Too Much, Methinks

The New York Times reports that Karen Hughes, now “under secretary of state for public diplomacy,” recently spoke to a group of Saudi women about her desires for women’s rights in the Arab world. According to the Times, when “Ms. Hughes expressed the hope here that Saudi women would be able to drive and [...]

The Great Bridge

We visited New York recently and on the advice of JRC walked the Brooklyn Bridge at dusk. The experience inspired me to pick up David McCullough’s book The Great Bridge. McCullough, who won a Pulitzer for his biography of Truman and whose book about the Adams was a best-seller, knows how to tell [...]

Cooing Booed

A hospital has banned visitors from “cooing” over newborn babies to protect their dignity and parents’ right to confidentiality. People have been told they should resist the temptation to touch or be too familiar with the new arrivals. They are also being warned to respect patient confidentiality by not talking to staff or parents about babies. . [...]

The Rumors of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated

A. O. Scott, the chief New York Times film critic and one of my favorite reviewers, writes that “the myth of a monolithically liberal Hollywood is dead.” His evidence? He believes recent films demonstrate an effort to appeal to conservative and/or religious viewers. But his descriptions of “conservative” film elements prove [...]