15 Sep 2005, 17:18 p.m.

Compare and Comedicize

Josh Kornbluth is improvising his way towards a new monologue this Saturday. Perhaps you'd like to watch with me? Heather Gold is also developing a new piece. I hope it's about law school! As usual, …

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15 Sep 2005, 15:57 p.m.

Table Talk

I have to monitor bits of Salon's forum, Table Talk, to see whether people are stupidly complaining about Salon Premium there instead of, say, emailing for help. There are forums where people aren't stupid. In …

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15 Sep 2005, 13:53 p.m.

Useful Glossaries

VerticalResponse has put up simple glossaries for direct marketers (shiver) who use email and physical mail.

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15 Sep 2005, 8:57 a.m.

KSUM

This morning, during the KQED pledge drive, I heard that they were giving away Salon Premium memberships. (I'd heard rumblings of this a few days ago at work.) Then I heard that another pledge thank-you …

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14 Sep 2005, 17:42 p.m.

Spring Break

"Arrested Development" has gotten to me. I am now constitutionally incapable of yelling "Whooo!" without subsequently yelling, "Spring Break!" I'm not the only one.

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14 Sep 2005, 12:30 p.m.

Hire My Smart Boyfriend

He wants a new gig.

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11 Sep 2005, 17:18 p.m.

Volunteerism

MC Masala column as word-of-the-day calendar. Featuring "supererogatory." I could be an ambitious capitalist and grow my disposable income, then give many thousands of dollars each year in donations for good works. Then I could …

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10 Sep 2005, 16:21 p.m.

The Play, The Play

It probably behooves me to watch these Indian plays when they appear at UC Berkeley. Anyone want to come with? "Harvest" sounds more accessible than "The Man of the Heart."

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10 Sep 2005, 10:18 a.m.

Correction

As of tomorrow, my column will appear on Sundays in the ANG publications in the East Bay (in Oakland, Hayward, Pleasanton, Alameda, Fremont, and I believe Vallejo), but will appear on Mondays in the San …

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09 Sep 2005, 11:34 a.m.

Your Sense Of Disenchantment

"Holy!"

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