This week I began a new series of editorial videos for Slate.com. Up till now I have used a production crew to create short films. This works very well for TV where you can find (if you’re lucky) a budget of some kind. The web is different. If I wanted to continue this online, I … Read more
Gone to his next gig at 97. Here he is at 95. Life and art, conjoined in beauty, right up to the end. Way to go Pine.
My talk with Eduardo Porter, author of The Price of Everything, for Need to Know. (Video brought to you by Goldman Sachs? That cracks me up, but not too much.) Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know.
So the Wisconsin GOP finally fixed the Democrats’ wagon. Without the Democrat state senate members they found a way to bust the public employees unions by passing a bill that took out financial concerns and became a raw grab for party and union-crushing political power. As if this kind of tactic will go down well … Read more
The nuisance of baby seals is once again upon us. These annoying pests are everywhere, around the northern part of Canada. And you thought that Global Warming would knock them off . . . well, that is working, but not fast enough! So that’s why the Canadian government is supporting this annual activity where … Read more
