June 19, 2007 War Criminal George W. Bush The White House keeps changing the subject to when Bush saw the actual photographs. There’s a reason they have to change the subject. Bush…
June 18, 2007 War Criminal Donald Rumsfeld Some real infuriating shit, via Sullivan, via Hersh, on the war criminal Donald Rumsfeld: In the meeting, the officials professed ignorance about Abu Ghraib….
June 15, 2007 Just One More Thing… This review of Wednesday night’s program at the Jay Pritzker Pavillion at Millennium Park makes me glad, and proud, that I was there: Representatives…
June 15, 2007 Things I Wish I Said I’m riding in to work on my bike and I get to a stoplight and coast slowly, looking for cars on the green. There’s…
June 14, 2007 Right Said Fred Fred Thompson, enthralling the nation: Thompson seems charming if you need someone to while away a long evening – and you’ll have to remind…
June 14, 2007 The Glory in Peoria You all remember “The Battle of O’Hare,” where the notorious Jose Padilla was captured after a fierce firefight in the United terminal. And of…
June 13, 2007 Chicago Rock City Yes, it’s a typical, way-too-long Pitchfork review, but Sonic Youth’s Daydream Nation may be the one album that deserves it. I can’t wait to…
June 13, 2007 The Second Coming of Bonzo I caught right-wing Hollywood hero Fred Thompson on Jay Leno last night. Frustrated Republicans have latched on to the prospect of his candidacy with…