January 2007 – Page 3

Child of Choice

God, they say, is against abortion. Here is a two-part response to this pressing dilemma: 1. This used to bother me, even as I continue to wax and wane in my spiritual beliefs, but it doesn’t anymore. This is because I’ve learned to recognize the fact that the “godly” utopia that religious fundies of stripesContinue reading “Child of Choice”

Dishing on Dinesh

I haven’t discussed Dinesh D’Souza on this blog (or my previous blog) – mainly because going after him is sort of like going after Paris Hilton. It’s easy, it’s obvious and anyway, you know he loves the attention. Following the release of his new book, however, I can no longer contain myself. D’Souza, you see,Continue reading “Dishing on Dinesh”

A few years back

Marat Safin pulled an Orlando Bloom in the pages of Vogue. The result was guiltily appealing, like a cheesecake: I am especially fond of the belt.

Smart, handsome, successful writers are a rare breed indeed

And when they’re gunned down, the planet is the poorer for it. Journalists have tremendous power, and their murderers fear it, hate it, and believe in it. You wouldn’t bother destroying something you didn’t believe in. So, to Hrant Dink. I could barely pronounce his first name the first time I saw it in print,Continue reading “Smart, handsome, successful writers are a rare breed indeed”