A platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it

David Sedaris writes in this week’s New Yorker about undecided voters in this year’s presidential election:
“I look at these people and can’t quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention? To put them in perspective, I think of being on an [...]

Palin’s $150,000 problem and the lipstick on a pig prophecy

If the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull is lipstick, whats the difference between a hockey mom and a greedy politician with a $150,000 Fifth Avenue make-over? The conclusion I suspect a lot of beleaguered hockey moms will be forced to admit: probably a lot.
Let’s have another go: you can put lipstick on a [...]