1. How long will it take for the wonderful delicious novelty of seeing the words "President Barack Obama" to wear off? 2. Havin...

John Updike is dead , and I think today the title of America's greatest living writer is vacant. I first discovered Updike right around...

'Tis summer here, and that means one thing -- beach time. New Zealand is home to more than 15,000 km (9500 miles) of coastline , which ...

President Barack Obama. Oh yeah. That's what I'm talking about. It's very nice to feel excited rather than vaguely depressed a...

I don't hate George W. Bush , really. I am fundamentally optimistic about people, and even at 37 years old I still find myself surprised...

I bow before the altar of Neil Young . Yes indeedy, he is the hope, the way and the light. He took last night's Big Day Out 2009 in Au...

"I think media should be abolished from, you know, reporting,” Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher said. “You know, war is hell....

Right -- after about two weeks into the new year, you really can't get away with "Year in Review" posts much more. So let me q...

OK, I know it's only a week into the new year, but last night's show is going to be hard to top. Picture Neil Finn , leader of Crowd...

Stolen (or is that tagged?) from bloggers Roger and Gordon , a meme of the year that just was: you randomly select a line from your blog -...