This American Life, 1 pm today, on KALW 91.7 FM, They Might Be Giants!
Wonderful gems I find in the Jon Carroll archives! "There are three distinct varieties of Lake Wobegon narratives...."
Calev Ben-David, managing editor of the Jerusalem Post: "We're looking for any sign of solidarity and acceptance we can get. We really need a boost. We'd give the Palestinians a state if Bruce Springsteen would …
Today at work I conducted a transaction with some tourists entirely in Russian! It was great! I'm still basking. I'm listening to some World Music on KALW right now. I can't tell whether it's in …
Northen California freeways are crazy. Why do I have to go on a freeway labelled "East" to go west sometimes? Grrr. Also, I go from zero to maudlin in six seconds when contemplating public service. …
I'm in Sacramento. I write this from the well-furnished and pleasant Sacramento Public Library, which provided me with a temporary library card so that I could use the Internet terminals here. This morning I rushed …
My sister's in Europe, and I have the keys to her car, and I find myself driving on a regular basis. When I have a late shift at work, I drive there and back, since …
One can always count on Bob Herbert to find shocking isolated incidents of racism. It's important work and I'm glad he does it and brings the awful stuff to our attention, but, at the same …
As long as I'm talking about comics: the other day I saw a Hagar the Horrible that seemed to have forgotten that it was a daily comic strip and not a vaudeville act. Dilbert and …
"Ewww, this cheese is even smellier than you are!" Kids are creatively cruel -- creatively, mind!
