Month: July 2004

Note From Team Cho: Margaret asked us to post this entry from Kirk Miller. Margaret’s back on Monday. I just read an article on photo.net about a proposed ban on photography and video on the New York transit system. The proposal would make it illegal to take a photograph anywhere on the system. Violations would […]

I don’t like the Fourth of July much. I hate fireworks, sand, sun, sunscreen, bugs, alcoholic beverages and obligatory partying. I do like the idea of the day. But I have baggage. It has to do with barbecue. There is a problem I have with the whole nature of the particular phylum of food. I […]

They showed all the new season of Six Feet Under, three back to back episodes. It was as satisfying as a big chunk of nougat, threatening to remove your fillings. I love the show, but the thing I love about it most of all is the character I hate. I hate Art Guy. I can’t […]

Then, all those years ago, there was no one more beautiful. You stayed beautiful, even when you were older and you moved away to that island, away from the world. One of my favorite films is Last Tango In Paris. Your hair had gone grey, but you were still sexy as anything. I loved that […]

Saddam Hussein has this unique sense of entitlement that would survive any coup, uprising or occupation. At his first appearance before the newly appointed Iraqi court, he seemed to have the capacity to intimidate all those around him, almost convincing the audience at home that he was still, in fact, the leader of the country. […]

Note from Team Cho: Margaret is taking the day off. She asked us to post this letter from Nick. Subject: When Our Heros Show Their Humanity Dear Ms. Cho, I am reaching out to you to say my heart goes out to your wounded heart as well as your unrested soul this week (regarding the […]