Author Archives: mindless

It boggles my mind that the Supreme Court might strike down local school boards’ efforts to increase diversity. I understand that using race as factors in decisions is often wrong-headed (certainly when racism is involved), but when the compelling state … Continue reading →

High marks for Spamalot. The musical followed the script from the movie somewhat closely, with the main exceptions being: lack of witch scene, no bridgekeeper, and completely different ending. The funniest bit was a hidden Star Wars joke — if … Continue reading →

My 2nd-least favorite WaPo reporter, Jim VandeHei, has left the Washington Post for a new startup. Sokolove expresses a good chunk of my views here: Memo to Jim VandeHei: In a mere 48 hours you’ve gone from a guy doing … Continue reading →

Week in Review: Last Friday, I went with Kate to Triangle Club’s presentation of Heist Almighty, a musical comedy. The jokes were quite funny, it actually had a plot (spoof of Ocean’s 11/The Italian Job flicks), and the all-male, trans … Continue reading →

Ever since I watched “The American President” for the first time, I’ve wanted to make one of those big boards where you can slide people’s names across from “against us” to “undecided” to “with us.” As Kodak says: You. New … Continue reading →

Go Tester, Go! (Looks like they’ve stopped counting at 75% in…) I’m fairly confident about VA (the only senate race I got wrong — but wow, am I glad that I missed that one!) Update, 8:42AM: Everyone agrees that there … Continue reading →

My soccer predictions weren’t very good, as I had a small bet with ADale that DC United would prevail, but hopefully my Dem picks will be better. Back in August, at APSA, Prof Medvic asked all of us in the … Continue reading →

I just finished watching Borat’s appearance on tonight’s Daily Show. I’ve never laughed so hard at a Jon Stewart interview (and Jon certainly didn’t do any of the work) — I practically hyperventilated. Head over to YouTube (which again hosts … Continue reading →

Even though I attend Princeton now, I’m certainly not ready to turn in my nerd card. This year, for my friends’ Halloween Party in New York, I dressed as The Facebook Newsfeed. Hey, it’s what scares the undergrads the most … Continue reading →

my new state of residence…until today! The NJ Supreme Court just ruled that the state leg has 180 days to give gays and lesbians the same marriage rights as us breeders! And! And! It was a 4-3 decision, but the … Continue reading →