Author Archives: WorldWideWeber

Scary

Posted on February 2, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

Photos by Vanderlin “Looks like a bomb t’me. Whaddya think, Mick?” “Yuh, could be. Better blow id up just in case.”

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Protest

Posted on January 29, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

It’s progress of sorts. Both the New York Times and the Washington Post described how “tens of thousands” marched in Washington on Saturday in protest against the Iraq war. In September 2005, an even bigger march was characterized by the … Continue reading →

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Shrieking

Posted on January 28, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

It should come as no surprise that composers of music for motion pictures continually mine the classical repertoire, just as contemporary novelists grab whatever they can from the stocks of literature, ancient and modern. (Have you heard the story, for … Continue reading →

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Advice

Posted on January 19, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

I’m going to go ahead and swipe this right out of Harper’s. First of all, it’s the lazy thing to do. Second, they swiped it from the Chicago Manual of Style Online—specifically the section that’s a sort of “Dear Abby” … Continue reading →

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Exception

Posted on January 17, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

I don’t usually go in for pictures of sunsets. But the one last night seemed unusual, so I took a few pictures. If I had been serious about it, I would’ve used a tripod. As it turned out, most were … Continue reading →

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Corrigendum

Posted on January 14, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

According to

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Resolution

Posted on January 10, 2007 by WorldWideWeber

On December 31, I thought about resolving to be even lazier in 2007 than I was in 2006, but I never got around to it.

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Change

Posted on December 20, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Why I like the New York Times (and New York): The last New York City mechanical parking meter—an emblem of street life, an object of motorist frustration and endless source of fascination for city children since 1951—was withdrawn from service … Continue reading →

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Certitude

Posted on December 11, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

I’ve been holding off commenting on the Litvinenko case, because … well, because I can’t make heads or tails of it. As international mysteries go, this one is particularly murky. But that doesn’t keep the preternaturally astute Charles Krauthammer from … Continue reading →

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Goldengrove

Posted on November 30, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Gore Vidal was on Tavis Smiley the other night. He was as sharp and funny as always, especially on matters political and historical. True to his stage in life, though, a good chunk of the conversation danced with the notion—no, … Continue reading →

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