Dirty Kinky Short Plays: A Mixed Bag, But Worth Your While
November 06 2010
The six plays in Michael Steves' "Dirty Kinky Short Plays," presented this week in the WestCo café, are not that dirty, not that kinky, and in some cases not even that short. But they make for an entertaining, if uneven, show.
Max’s Reasons Why the Government Is Effed: Supreme Courtship
April 13 2010
The Supreme Court is going to become more conservative no matter who Obama nominates next.
Usdan Stairs, Tear Down this Wall!
February 25 2010
An Op-Ed: The Usdan stair blockade is a terrible idea. Here's why.
Max’s Reasons Why the Government Is Effed: CNN’s Terrible Headlines
February 16 2010
Is your baby too fat?, and other great headlines from the masters of online news.
Max’s Reasons Why the Government Is Effed: Sarah Palin Is a 7th Grader Cheating on a Test
February 10 2010
Max’s Reasons Why the Government is Effed: John Edwards Is A Sociopath
February 03 2010
In which former almost-President John Edwards does some crazy-ass stuff.
Forbidden Fruit: Speculating About the Apple Tablet
January 21 2010
If the world of media is "Pulp Fiction," then print media is Uma Thurman in that scene where she ODs in front of John Travolta. And the possibly-soon-to-be-announced Apple Tablet might just be that weird adrenaline needle that Travolta jams in Uma's chest. This metaphor is pretty strained, but you get the point.
Movie Review: “Sherlock Holmes”
December 30 2009
The 10,000th film depiction of Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary character somehow manages to be incredibly enjoyable and completely incomprehensible at the same time.
Max’s Reasons Why the Government Is Effed: Filibuster Bluster
December 21 2009
Ah, the filibuster: hated by the left, loved by the right, hated by the right, loved by the left--it just depends on who’s in power.
Max’s Reasons Why the Government Is Effed: Gaffe Grab Bag
December 05 2009
In this Special Edition, we take a look at three hilarious governmental faux pas that happened this week.