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There have been reports that the show will be more sparsely attended this year because of the...

Throughout President George Bush's time in office, he has refused basic introspection by insisting repeatedly that it's not for him to say how his presidency will be judged, that it's up to History.

"I'll be frank with you," he again told ABC's Charles Gibson recently. "I don't spend a...

One of the pleasures of this holiday movie season is the film, "Doubt." Not because it's so wonderfully done - which it is, on every level - but because it's allowed the great, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley the opportunity to once again direct a movie.

Therein lies the...

Vice President Dick Cheney has just told a Wyoming newspaper that he doesn't know why he's unpopular. His exact phrase was, "I don't have any idea. I don't follow the polls."

Well, okay, first of all, knowing why you're unpopular has nothing to do with following the polls. The polls...

Last year, I wrote about new discoveries surrounding the holiday classic, Handel's "Messiah." A few months later, I followed it up with additional revelations. Given that 'tis its season yet again - it seems like a fine time to repeat the story, as just another of the many holiday traditions....

We've heard about the Electronic Office. And how digital files will replace paper. Well, while the former has happened, the latter hasn't. For one thing, paper - for many reasons - is just too convenient. For another, pens are just too handy. But...what if you could combine the two concepts....

Whenever I've directed someone to the blog by Mark Evanier, they've come back with two reactions: 1) thanking me profusely for the pleasure it brought them, and 2), berating me because of all the time they now spend reading it.

The reason Mark Evanier has the Internet's fourth best blog,...

A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll got attention for its analysis of Barack Obama's huge popularity. But some very interesting other numbers slipped through the cracks. They point out the problems that Republicans face in their seemingly never-ending attempt to throw mud at President-elect Obama and shoot themselves...

The moment I heard that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich had been arrested for suspicions of trying to sell the state's U.S. Senate appointment, it was obvious the jig was up.

Growing up in Illinois and with most of my family still there, I'd heard it all before. Vote Early,...

For those (including, as he always says, George Bush) waiting for history to make its judgment on George Bush, Republicans have already helped out and begun rewriting it beforehand.

In sports, this is called "playing the ref," arguing in hopes of getting a better call later on.

To...

After over four months negotiating with the AMPTP conglomerates, the Screen Actors Guild announced they were finally asking their members for a strike authorization vote.

I can feel their pain.

Admittedly, I know more about the writers negotiations than about the actors. But the response from the AMPTP was...

As President-elect Barack Obama has put together his cabinet and advisers, the response has been a combination of praise and wariness. For the latter, it's generally raised the question of what he owes the left.

The answer is nothing.

To be clear, I'm hardly enamored with everyone who's been selected...

And so, now the election is over, and all's right with the world. There is John McCain on "Saturday Night Live," making fun of himself. There is John McCain, giving what is universally described as a wonderfully "gracious" concession speech. There is John McCain going on the "Tonight Show," making...

Photography has gone through a twisted path. The earliest days, it was a difficult and convoluted process, loading the film (film, remember that?), lugging the bulky camera around, and manually configuring all the settings f-stop and aperture opening. Then Kodak and Polaroid (remember them?) simplified the process, either with instant...

For two months, when she was unknown, yet asking the American public to elect her vice president of the United States - when it mattered seriously for Americans to know precisely who she was and see her vetted in public- Sarah Palin couldn't be found anywhere near a challenging microphone....

For all the circus-like turbulence that the American political system goes through every four years, there ended up being only one headline this election. But there were many stories.

Most occur far from the limelight, yet they have their own impact, even if just on the local lives they...

Who knew?! According to razzle-dazzle conservative pundits, it turns out that the lesson of the 2008 election is that we are supposedly a "center-right" nation.

Yes, yes, I know, but stop laughing so that I can continue.

This reminds me of the joke about the definition of an economist. "An...

The final week of the campaign, a last-ditch fundraising email was sent out by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, under the name of actor Kelsey Grammer. It was notable in explaining the Republican loss for two reasons.

The first, and perhaps most bizarre, is a breathtaking oversight. Not once...

There is a famous phrase, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." Well, tonight, there is a twist on that - because the more things stayed the same, the more things changed. Hold on a moment, I will explain.

Politics like symbols. This evening, a night of...

My friend Mark Evanier was expounding on one of his theories the other day. It always pays to listen, since he's so insightful and profoundly fair-minded. Even on one of those rare times I don't agree, it's worthwhile, because he not only still makes sense, but I end up wildly...