Posted on May 3, 2005 in Guest Blogger
“I’ve never before believed that homosexuals have had to face anything near the fear, hatred and discrimination that African-Americans have had to face, but I’m beginning to have second thoughts.” go there
“I don’t think Schwarzenegger’s a racist, and I’m not even sure he’s a good political framer. Targeting immigrants has backfired on Republicans in this state in the past when it energized Hispanic voters.” go there
“It turned out I had wandered into an installation called Forest without leaves designed by the multi-talented Iranian filmmaker, poet, photographer and writer Abbas Kiarostami, part of a wider festival devoted to the man.” go there
”… I found that if I spoke English (and slowed down), people actually understood me (which is always nice). Since then, it’s been no more Singlish for me. …” go there
“The recording industry is a dinosaur, so entrenched in feeding its own ego it has failed miserably to come to terms with both rapidly changing technologies and an evolving marketplace.” go there
“And a bad, more recent memory. The slaughter of millions of tree frog tadpoles in my swimming pool one summer.” go there
“I was sickened by the recent Justice Sunday telecast sponsored by conservative Christian groups and attended by big names like Dr. James Dobson. Sen. Bill First (R-TN) also spoke via telecast, in what can only be seen as pandering to the Religious Right and trying to establish a theocracy in the Senate” go there
“…But why does life have to imitate the movies in these instances, and how come I still haven’t learned the role of the cool kid, who’s chewing gum, not sitting on it?..” go there