Looking good in an agora sweater Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Monday, July 19, 2004: I raised a somewhat complex question in my previous essay. I’ve thought more, and I have a rough answer. The nature of a Web log such as Brick, however, is that it puts the newest material first. It’s Jeopardy: Here’s […]
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Need to void
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Friday, July 16, 2004: I see it as a void, a vacuum that nature abhors, that will be filled no matter what. Its name I don’t know: Maybe it’s so obvious I cannot pin it down. If so, I hope it is not trite, like, "Life, kid." It is the […]
Loosen up, Kerry
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Friday, July 9, 2004. Here’s how Johns Kerry and Edwards can win big in November. This is also how they can lose, as it’s the same trick. Kerry and Edwards in a public forum do a cheer/yell like the one that cost Howard Dean his chance. In my fantasy’s ideal, […]
Nyuk nyuk nyuk Palahniuk
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock July 5-6, 2004 July 6, 2004. Addendum to the 7/5 Brick below: I downloaded the Palahniuk interview and listened to it twice. The NPR reporter did open her piece with a warning that the writer spoke provocatively and that some comments were edited out. Sorry to miss those, because he […]
Nader’s nadir
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Tuesday, June 1, 2004. Ralph Nader won’t hurt John Kerry, and if he does, the tall Brahmin will deserve the loss. Just like Al Gore. I don’t believe Nader cost Gore the election. Nevermind the numbers and the Electoral College; the number indicate damage. But that’s not the point. If […]
Down to the level
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Wednesday, May 5, 2004. A note about the U.S. MPs’ sexual and general humiliation of Iraqi civilian/military detainees. Here’s The New Yorker’s link to photos and articles. Jews are not supposed to make Holocaust comparisons lightly and don’t want non-Jews to make any at all. This, however, must be a […]