12 Jul 2005, 21:07 p.m.

The French

I got to speak some broken French to two French tourists at a bus stop yesterday. They are from Paris, they said. "We almost got the Games," one added, as though that would jog my …

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11 Jul 2005, 18:00 p.m.

Hail To The Remixer

I think every time Lawrence Lessig walks into a room a band should play a verse and refrain of "Blank Baby" by The Presidents Of The United States.

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08 Jul 2005, 14:48 p.m.

Amazingly, I Liked Everybody

Joe covers last night's show. I saw Brent Weinbach for the first time last week and didn't like his act. Then yesterday I saw most of his jokes again and then one or two new …

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08 Jul 2005, 0:59 a.m.

Writing A Column

Without Wikipedia, it might take more than four moves to get from "Is Cameroon in sub-Saharan Africa?" to "What's the deal with the Illuminati?" The first is relevant to next week's MC Masala; the second …

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07 Jul 2005, 18:08 p.m.

Comedy & Column

Today's column yells at the standup comedians who infest SF's showcases for being lazy. Tonight I see Patton Oswalt with Joe at Cobb's.

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07 Jul 2005, 17:56 p.m.

Rubber Chickens

I'm going to ask Joe to tell me how accurate this standup comedy FAQ is.

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07 Jul 2005, 9:07 a.m.

We are all Londoners today. Continuing coverage from The Guardian.…

We are all Londoners today. Continuing coverage from The Guardian.

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06 Jul 2005, 13:03 p.m.

The Saddest Thing

A very sad story. Warning: made me cry!

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06 Jul 2005, 9:25 a.m.

Compare And Contrast

The DC Metro and the NYC subway.

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04 Jul 2005, 23:08 p.m.

Independence

As of July 2005, my mouth has achieved independence from my wisdom teeth. Huzzah! Happy Fourth, everyone. The party went fine. I went social-hostess nuts. Most of my friends mix well with others. Leonard made …

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