This is an interesting idea and certainly something I would watch: Former President Bill Clinton and his opponent in the 1996 presidential election, Bob Dole, will debate national issues in a series of segments for the CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes.” Clinton and Dole have agreed to tape 10 segments, which …

Last week we reported on the accumulating signs of imminent war with Iraq. They keep piling up, so much so that Slate has said the chance of war is 99%. Another indication is that the news media are speaking as though was were a certainty, although they always add a …

At this point I am pro-war (this war) all the way – no ambivalence whatsoever that the military invasion of Iraq using the “shock method” is the appropriate course of action. I am wary of anti-war protest because it gives Saddam hope and makes him less likely to comply with …

Protests worldwide, celebrities gesticulating and pontificating, poets versifying, heated debate everywhere, threats of vetoes: Slate says it’s all moot, with chance of American-led invasion of Iraq at 99%. Turkey will reverse itself and allow staging of troops, Iraqi mouthpiece turns upon Kuwait with language ususally reserved for Israel: “Shut up …

Hollywood taking the anti-piracy message to movie screens – “just say no” has worked so well in other arenas: When studio executives and movie theater operators gather this week at ShoWest in Las Vegas, 20th Century Fox will unveil a movie trailer intended to educate U.S. filmgoers about piracy, in …

Computer graphics artist says Captiol Records video rips off his work without permission: The video, Beautiful Goodbye, by Jennifer Hanson, which can be found on the Capitol Records site, has, it is alleged, made use of author Ryan Bliss’ artwork without acknowledgement as a background to the video. Bliss, whose …

Norah Jones has enjoyed the biggest “Grammy bounce” ever: Norah Jones’ debut album, “Come Away With Me,” sold 621,000 copies after her Grammy sweep, almost 500,000 more than the week before – the biggest post-Grammy sales spike ever, according to her record company. Jones’ disc, which won eight Grammys, including …

Just another typical media day in the life of the weirdest man in America: Michael Jackson paid a witch doctor to place a curse on DreamWorks partners David Geffen and Steven Spielberg, and wears a prosthetic tip on his nose, claims an article in Vanity Fair magazine. Titled “Losing His …

Matt Groening is responsible for two animated series: you’ve probably heard of one, The Simpsons, which recently celebrated its 300th episode and is gearing up for its 15th season. The other is probably less familiar, Futurama, which has ended production after 72 episodes after suffering from inconsistent scheduling and lack …

My family loves to make sculptures by assembling found objects, or parts of objects, into weird new creations. Our aesthetic is kind of “Clockwork Orange” in that we tend to combine natural and man-made elements into an organic/inorganic, yin/yang amalgam – very holistic and whatnot. We haven’t been at it …