My own private Highland Mall: going, going, gone January 10, 2011 – I grew up in a somewhat earlier era in Austin, but my memories of independent travel, and the excitement of Highland Mall are the same. My dad worked in the mall for a time. “Back in my day” they didn’t even have a food court. Just Chelsea Street Pub, Swensen’s, and the place where you ordered dinner by telephone from your table.
Month: January 2011
James Zogby: Faux Faithful Abuse Constitution January 8, 2011 Times Change January 8, 2011 – I know you people. You’re gonna like this. When did radio announcers start talking like Ted Williams, the homeless man with a great voice? January 7, 2011 – As an old-time radio aficionado, I can tell you that it wasn’t so much the “announcer voice” in the Golden Age as the exaggerated, formal diction many radio people used when introducing…
10 Most Pretentious Restaurants In New York: Village Voice January 7, 2011 – This is how unsophisticated/from the provinces I am. I don’t get half the jokes made at the expense of the super-pretentious eateries. Assisted Living: More Young People Are Winding Up In Nursing Homes January 7, 2011 For House Members Looking to Save Money, a Day at the Office Never Ends January 7, 2011 – I wonder how many weeks, months, years the…
Why Progressives Find It Difficult to Take the “Fiscal Responsibility†Movement Seriously January 6, 2011 The Caucus: Before Preamble, a Textual Dispute January 6, 2011 Cocktail Menu: Haddingtons in Austin, Texas January 6, 2011 The Movement to Restore Children’s Play Gains Momentum January 5, 2011 Baby White Lion Cub Triplets Born In Argentina (PHOTOS) January 6, 2011
Michele Bachmann for President? January 5, 2011 – have come to believe that American politics is nothing but a giant fish tank in which members of the media swim, and above which officeholders and officeholders dangle delicious bait that is irresistible to the hordes of finned writers. Is Michelle Bachman a shiny, expensive lure or a ball of grub bait? Doesn’t matter as long as the word “president” has been whispered over the hook before…
Never Underestimate Fox (Updated) January 3, 2011 Embracing Regulatory Capture January 4, 2011
Martini – LA Times Magazine January 2, 2011
Words "viral" and "epic" consigned to college trash – Yahoo! News January 2, 2011 The Shifting Tide Of Empathy January 2, 2011 2010 in Spirits and Cocktails: Mezcal, Tiki's Comeback, and Friendly Bartenders | Serious Eats January 2, 2011 Herbert: Sing the praises of a woman who brought us a measure of happiness January 1, 2011 – “Chain of Fools” is the first pop song I can remember having a conscious relationship with. My best…
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