Two views on Don DeLillo’s new book Cosmopolis – John Updike in The New Yorker: In a land of chunky, garish, anxiousto-please books, Don DeLillo?s thirteenth novel, ?Cosmopolis? (Scribner; $25), is physically cool, as sleek and silver-touched and palely pure as a white stretch limo, which is in fact the action?s main venue. – Laura [...]
You might think from the title that I was speaking of anti-war dissent but I am actually linking the magazine Dissent. Mitchell Cohen offers an interesting perspectrive on the current war in the Winter 2003 issue of Dissent Magazine: So I conclude, reluctantly, that the options are not “war or peace,” but “sooner or later.” [...]
Looks like I am not the only person having a hard time getting a handle on the war. Punditwatch is on hold: Our nation is at war and the conditions on the battlefield are constantly in flux. It is difficult to gather and process the information needed for a meaningful situation analysis. Therefore, it is [...]
I find myself in a restless mood. I am excited about my new job but stressed about the transition. I am excited about spring and summer but in between seasons. I haven’t played any golf yet and I am waiting for my outdoor soccer to start. Just as the weather was getting nice, today we [...]
Someone played a nearly flawless round of golf under tough conditions to win one of the most important tournaments of the year running away. Tiger Woods? Nope, Davis Love. Love won the Players Championship by shooting a final round 8 under 64 in tough winds on a tough course. He left Jay Haas, Padrig Harrington, [...]
It was fun while it lasted but my NCAA tournament bracket is now dead. It became official when Marquette beat up Kentucky today. With three of my final four out and both my championship picks gone, I am done. I don’t know why I thought I could pick these games when I really hadn’t watched [...]
My vain attempts at bracket glory are all but gone. Last night in the NCAA Tournament I picked three out of four right. That should be good, no? Yes, but the one team that lost, Maryland, I had going to the Championship game. I have now lost half my final four and half my championship. [...]
Well Folks, I lost one of my Final Four picks last night and my bracket is really starting to unravel now. I only went 2 for 4 in last night’s games and the Duke loss robbed me of one of my Final Four picks. Luckily, Kentucky won so I still have my Champion in the [...]
Check out this press Release on the war from Tiger’s official website: I have great respect for the men and women fighting overseas to protect our way of life in Iraq and other parts of the world. As the son of an Army officer, I understand the strength, courage and discipline required to successfully carry [...]