This makes me want to watch Charade again. And every Audrey Hepburn film. Except Funny Face.
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Author Archives: Nathan
Objecting to Political Activity
Jane Mayer has a bone to pick with the David and Charles Koch, billionaire brothers who spend (some of) their money supporting libertarian causes and fighting government regulation. Their spending, she seems to think, is central to the Obama administration’s current (extended) bout of political misfortune. She also insinuates they’ve used their money dirtily, somehow improperly …
Hundred-million-dollar man
Gerald steps on the bus, a smile beaming amidst a salt-and-pepper beard that gracefully compliments his smooth, chestnut-toned skin. He holds his right hand in the air, proudly showing off what he imagines to be a lottery ticket, displaying it to the bus and to his companion. The bus driver, recognizing the card in Gerald’s hand as a one …
Season’s end
It became fully apparent today that seasonal changes are upon us here in the Nation’s capital. Signs that summer is drawing to a close: School starts today, or so Channel 4 told me on the elliptical this morning. (Apparently—and sadly—that calls for more cops on the Metro.) Wearing a short-sleeve shirt meant my arms felt a bit of crispness in …
Principles Against Interests
Should you support policies that go against your personal preferences? For example, if you happen to like opera or classical music, would it be wrong to oppose government funding of the arts? I happen to be just the sort of opera lover who doesn’t like that his favorite art form suckles heavily at the government teat. …
Barberism
Matthew Yglesias uses an unlicensed barber—himself—and seems to manage just fine without it. I did the same thing for roughly two years, and lived to tell the tale. But should Yglesias or I try to sell our services to other people, he or I would run straight into the D.C. Barber and Cosmetology Board, which requires 1,500 hours …
Monday, September 29, 2008
Eric walks slowly down State Street, his back bent under the weight of his shoulder bag and the suit coat he had shoved between his bag and his body. Though the sun set on Chicago hours ago, there was no need to don a jacket this evening, which feels more like summer than fall even this …
This is the music video that I can’t get out of my head. I think this is all attributable to nostalgia that Mad Men kindled in me. HT: Homo-Neurotic.
Booze is a crutch.
Everyone knows that alcohol makes a person do things he wouldn’t otherwise do. It dulls the senses and motor skills; renders otherwise rational people boorish and incoherent; and encourages promiscuity, dangerous risk-taking, and over-sharing. But alcohol’s effects on a drinker—and the drinker’s relationship with his alcohol—has more to do with what the drinker thinks alcohol should do …
Elena Kagan’s nomination to be S.G.
A friend sends this email: So, I have some friends and family that want me to start a small revolution over the nomination of Elena Kagan for Solictor General. What do you think of her? I am sorta scared that this is definitely a prequel to the replacement of Ginsburg. I’m thinking Kagan is perhaps left of Ginsburg too? I thought …