Archive: June 17, 2007 - June 23, 2007
Of a Chantress and Bulls Blood
[A special treat: After the Edith Piaf item the other day, one of the A-blog editors, Michael Corones, wrote up this guest kit about his favorite Hungarian hangout.] By Michael Corones I spent my first year out of college in...
By | June 22, 2007; 12:51 PM ET | Comments (217)
Hillary and Me
Every so often there's a brief kerfuffle about the way the news media habitually refer to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) as "Hillary." Fretful observers fear that this is sexist. Never mind that her website says "Hillary for President"...
By | June 21, 2007; 10:40 AM ET | Comments (216)
Edith Piaf: Behind the Music
Suddenly you can't walk two steps without bumping into someone talking about Edith Piaf. She's the queen of YouTube. There's a new biopic out, "La Vie En Rose," reputedly not great but good enough. The movie triggered a Piaf...
By | June 20, 2007; 7:17 AM ET | Comments (216)
Children's Day
I had a fine Father's Day despite my opposition to the entire concept. In general I don't believe in commercial holidays, as they exist primarily as consumption motivators in a society that consumes too much already. And we are...
By | June 18, 2007; 6:47 AM ET | Comments (411)
