http://www.livethingsinyou.com When You Can't Ignore It Anymore Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:16:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wed Sep 24, 3:23 PM ET UNITED NATIONS - Michael Douglas had to field questions Wednesday about the financial turmoil shaking world markets from reporters recalling his role in the 1987 film "Wall Street." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_en_mo/people_michael_douglas The cable news era is now complete. Journalists can no longer distinguish between reality and fantasy. http://www.livethingsinyou.com/2008/09/24/the-end-of-reality/ First, read Obama's words on diplomacy: “Strong countries and strong Presidents talk to their adversaries. That’s what Kennedy did with Khrushchev. That’s what Reagan did with Gorbachev. That’s what Nixon did with Mao. I mean, think about it: Iran, Cuba, Venezuela — these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. ... http://www.livethingsinyou.com/2008/08/27/mccain-lying-scumbag-sack-o-shit/ One of the depressing things about the post-primary campaign is that there is no debate between Obama and the Left, which has left him scurrying to the center like a frightened puppydog. This clip is a refreshing antidote to that, and if I saw a bunch more like it, I ... http://www.livethingsinyou.com/2008/08/20/what-we-needed-to-hear/ Andrew Sullivan reflects on his own gay wedding -- and offers this synopsis of the California Supreme Court's verdict: The individual citizen posited by the court is defined as prior to his or her sexual orientation. He or she exists as a person before he or she exists as straight or ... http://www.livethingsinyou.com/2008/08/14/californians-vote-no-on-prop-8/ The cute little girl in the red dress who wowed the world during the Olympic opening ceremonies? Lipsynching. Because God knows the one on the right just isn't precious enough. Gack. What I love are the rationales given for the change, which was dictated by a member of the Politburo: "This is ... http://www.livethingsinyou.com/2008/08/12/cute-wins-again/ "I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straight forward and trustworthy and we had a very good dialogue," said Bush after his first meeting with Putin. "I was able to get a sense of his soul." Birds of a feather... http://www.livethingsinyou.com/2008/08/11/soul-mates/ The GLBT Historical Society is seeking donations for a new office at 18th and Castro, right near my old San Francisco stomping grounds. As gays in California begin to marry and otherwise assimiliate, the old "gay culture" seems kind of...quaint. Time for a museum. http://www.livethingsinyou.com/2008/08/11/18th-and-castro/ With in-laws on Guam, I'm always intrigued when it pops up in the news. The brown tree snake has been a popular ecological horror story for decades, but it's nice to know that its impact has now extended to flora. Pity Matt Yglesias has nothing more interesting than Invasive Species Blogging ... http://www.livethingsinyou.com/2008/08/11/brown-tree-snake-impact/ McCain's speech on the Georgia Crisis may have leaned on Wikipedia for some of its factoids. Uh-oh... http://www.livethingsinyou.com/2008/08/11/mccain-uses-wikipedia/ Nowhere Now, a documentary about the music scene in my adopted hometown, will be screening at NewFilmmakers NY on August 20, 2008, at 6:00 pm. I think I'm in there talking about my dear friend Fred Drake, the reason I moved to Joshua Tree in the first place. NewFilmmakers NY is ... http://www.livethingsinyou.com/2008/08/11/nowhere-now/