Jim Likeks: —You want to know why we invaded Iraq in 2003? Go back and read the papers in 1992. And you’ll find this quote: “If they’re such whizzes at foreign policy, why is Saddam Hussein thumbing his nose at the rest of the world?” Albert. Gore. Junior.—

I would love to know how these copies of my first novel ended up here—at almost twice the original cost…..

AWOL. Bush from the National Guard 32 years ago? Er, no. The media’s ability to get their facts straight.

Andrew Sullivan to Wesley Clark: “See you at the Palm, Wes.”

Anthony Lane on Joe Eszterhas’s “shy and blushing” Hollywood memoir: He sold his first screenplay, “F.I.S.T.,” in 1974, and since then the Eszterhas style has bestrewn the world with gems: “Flashdance,” “Jagged Edge,” “Basic Instinct,” “Sliver,” “Showgirls,” and “Jade.” If that list makes you want to hide in the attic, you should hear some of… Continue reading