In the Spiderman sequel camp, word’s leaking out that Stellan Skarsgard will play Otto Octavius, (better known as Doctor Octopus.) I thought they might go Philip Seymour Hoffman, but I like this casting.
Month: August 2002
One Last Binge?
Despite the recent economic travails and the passage of McCain-Feingold (which takes effect after this election cycle), both the GOP and the Dems are awash in campaign cash for 2002. I’m curious to see what kind of dent McCain-Feingold puts in this sort of behavior, if only for a while.
Back to School.
Hey y’all. As I suspected, I’ve been quite busy over here in the end-of-summer, back-to-school crunch. As it is, I’ve completed most of the Luce work, and now need to begin preparing for the upcoming semester – particularly as I’ll be overseeing two (US Hist to Civil War) sections this fall. Right now, it looks like my class schedule will also include a Civil War and Reconstruction colloquium with Eric Foner and a 20th century Intellectual History seminar with Casey Blake…but that may still be subject to change. Also met the new arrivals at a get-to-know-you happy hour and they all seem like a pleasant, well-adjusted bunch. Still haven’t picked out a new Trapper Keeper and lunch box yet…should I go N’Sync, Spongebob, or Lisa Frank?
Yao’s Trial By Fire.
#1 pick Yao Ming looks decent in yesterday’s US-China matchup, going for 13 and 11 in a 30 point loss. More to the point, he didn’t let Antonio Davis dunk on him, which should bolster his ego a bit coming into his first NBA season.
FISA fights back.
The secret court overseeing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) rebuff Ashcroft’s plea for increased wiretap powers, and declares the FBI has misled the court over 75 times. Never thought I’d be on the side of a secret court, but there you go. It must be getting really ugly over at Justice if somebody’s leaking this bad boy.
I am Tiger Woods.
Try your hand at Online Mini-Putt, via Catherine’s Pita. I got a 44 first time around…and I’m afraid to try again ’cause I doubt I’ll do any better.
Market Fundamentalism.
Financier and philanthropist George Soros weighs in on the recent spate of corporate malfeasance and the dangers of “market fundamentalism.”
Mr. Emanuel goes to Washington.
Former Clinton aide (and Stephanopoulos replacement) Rahm Emanuel wins his Illinois primary and, barring an historic upset, will enter Congress in November. Good luck to him, I suppose…he’s extremely effective when on the offensive, but back in the Carville days he was always one of those guys on the phone who treated you like the help. (We were the help, of course…nevertheless, his phone manner was definitely lacking. We weren’t even his subordinates.) At any rate, gracious or no, I’m sure he’ll do well in Congress.
Meet You All the Way.
Many congrats to John and Lor at Genehack on the birth of their daughter, Rosanna.
Headline News Wars.
Fox News goes for the jugular after CNN discloses it paid for their now-ubiquitous Al Qaeda tapes. All I know is I much preferred CNN back when they were the Clinton News Network and not the Child Nabbed Network. They’ve been going steadily downhill ever since Isaacson took over. (Not that I’ll be watching Fox News or anything.)