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"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
September 13, 2005
Things To Do
You could read and/or listen to:
1. An interview with the always-compelling Uri Avnery about Israel's disengagement from Gaza:
The great majority of Israelis are not aware of the real and present danger to Israeli democracy. They still have the illusion that this is something that will pass. Only when people realize that real danger is there and that people must come out and face it will there be a chance that some leadership will emerge. One can only hope that it will not be too late. I'm very much reminded of the last days of the Weimar Republic. I think about it constantly. And I think that the dangers that people were facing at that time are here. It has been said that the Weimar Republic collapsed not because the fascists overthrew it, but because at the moment of truth no one was ready to step up and defend the Republic. This nightmare pursues me.
2. David Moberg asking, Will History Repeat Itself?" regarding America's response to flooding in Louisiana.
3. An analogy from Chris Grayson in which Tom DeLay plays the role of the hurricane.
4. This American Life's show about the aftermath of the hurricane.
5. An NPR interview with Kurt Vonnegut about his new book A Man Without a Country
Posted at September 13, 2005 07:25 AM | TrackBackGreat post Jon... and yes, I shall return in December to NYC. I am living at this crazy-opulent Villa, owned and operated by NYU. 57 acres. Stupid and beautiful. But of course, I will return. In the meantime, the only English-speaking channel I get is CNN International. All bad news, all the time.
Posted by: Elayne at September 13, 2005 11:41 PMWell, CNN International fills the little holes left in your life when you're not actively picking up bad news on A Tiny Revolution.
Posted by: Sully at September 14, 2005 08:24 AMCNN International fills the little holes left in your life when you're not actively picking up bad news on A Tiny Revolution
Yes, I'm a little offended that Elayne felt the need to go anywhere else for bad news.
Posted by: Jonathan Schwarz at September 14, 2005 10:07 AMSorry, Jon, but unless you have hair as perfect and immovable as Anderson Cooper`s, you are filler.
...unless you have hair as perfect and immovable as Anderson Cooper`s, you are filler.
Aaagh! How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless blargh reader!
Posted by: Jonathan Schwarz at September 14, 2005 10:39 AMI'm still a loyalist, Jonathan. You can take comfort in my dedicated, militant, unquestioning support.
Posted by: Harry at September 14, 2005 12:02 PMJon's hair IS pretty immovable. I've seen him run marathons. I handed him a comb once and he just handed it back with a bitter laugh.
I have faith in your hair, Jon. Take what comfort you can in that.
Posted by: Donald Johnson at September 14, 2005 12:35 PMHarry, Ted and Donald,
Thank you for your support in these difficult times.
Posted by: Jonathan Schwarz at September 14, 2005 06:02 PM
