ARCHIVES

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009

60. 10: THE ANGEL’S PROMISE, by Frederic Lenoir & Violette Cabesos (2006) BR 9.27.2009
60. 9: Nostalgia Porn 9.17.2009
60. 8: Ten Jews; Nine Escaped, reviews of FORESKIN’S LAMENT, by Shalom Auslander (2007), and THE GREAT ESCAPE, by Kati Marton (2006) 9.11.2007
60. 7: Seems He Can't 9.5.2009
60. 6: Ted Kennedy and THE LAST HURRAH [MR] 9.1.2009
60. 5: Christianity and Capitalism: Scenes from a Marriage 8.26.2009
60. 4: Ballistic Male Enhancement 8.22.2009
60. 3: ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) a movie review 8.17.2009
60. 2: The Red Line, a short story, by Sebastian Gerard 8.11.2009
60. 1: Hey, Dude, Where’s the Hell is My Audacity? 8.7.2009

JUNE/JULY  2009

59. 7:   Disbelief and Datbelief   7.27.2009

59. 6:   The Last Moon Walk   7.24.2009

59. 5:   THE MAN WHO LOVED CHINA, by Simon Winchester (2008) BR 7.12.2009

59. 4:   Boulevards of Broken Dreams   7.4.2009 a review of Revolutionary Road and the Cinema of Suburbia

59. 3:   The Evolution of Hand to Mouse Combat   6.26.2009

59. 2:   Promised Lands      6.8.2009

59. 1:  "They Want Our Women!"   6.1.2009

APRIL/MAY 2009

58. 6:   Forget the Tweet, Send Me a Postcard    25.5.2009

58. 5:   PEKING STORY, by David Kidd (1988), CHINA MARINE, by E. B. Sledge (2002),  and THE PIANO TEACHER, by Janice Y.K. Lee, a triple BR, 5.21.2009

58. 4:   Once We Were    5.10.2009

58. 3:   A Leap of Faith    4.26.2009

58. 2:   Global Warnings    4.19.2008

58. 1:   Hippity-Hoppity, Easter's on Its Way  4.12.2009

MARCH 2009

57. 5:    L'Etat C'Est Nous!   3.26.2009

57. 4:    Down and Out in Paris and Hong Kong   3.18.2009

57. 3:    TV iz US       3. 13.200

57. 2:    PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, by Geraldine Brooks, 2008 BR 2.8.2009

57. 1:    SlumDog Governor, Child of the Krohn, and The Plunger   3.4.2009

FEBRUARY  2009

56. 6:   Why We Are in Deep Doo-Doo, PART III    2.28.2009

56. 5:   Dismal Science  101     2.21.2009

56. 4:   The Politics of Desperation    2.17.2009

56. 3:    Why We Are in Deep Doo-Doo, PART  DEUX     2.7.2009

56. 2:   Why We Are in Deep Doo-Doo, PART 1     2.7.2009

56. 1:   The Comforts of Willing Suspension   2.2.2009

JANUARY 2009

55. 6:   The Year of the Auspices -- 1968    1.27.2009

55. 5:   The Goodbye Hug   1.21.2009

55. 4:   FOREIGN BABES IN BEIJING, by Rachel DeWoskin (2005) BR, 1.17.2009

55. 3:   My Car, My Car, My Kingdom for My Car,  Part 1   1.12.2009

55. 2:   One-On-One With the "O-Man"   1.7.2009

55. 1:   THE "BABO GOSPELS":  AN INTRODUCTION, 1.3.2009

DECEMBER 2008

54. 6:   THE CHINA LOVER, by Ian Buruma (2008) BR 12.31.2009

54. 5:   Obama and the Logic of Worship   12.198.2008

54. 4:   Venetia Adoremus   12.15.2008

54. 3:   Beyond Belief    12.10.2008

54. 2:   DESCARTES' BONES,  by Russell Shorto,  (2008)   BR   12.5.2008

54. 1:   Death in Bombay; Death in Mumbai  12.1.2008

NOVEMBER 2008

53. 6:    Giving Thanks for Homeland Security   11.27.2008

53. 5:    Saving Christmas    11.21.2008

53. 4:    Now What?   Spare the Olive Branch    11.15.2008

53. 3:    90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper 2004 BR 11.7.2008

53. 2:    Men Walk on Moon; Black Man Occupies WHite House   11.5.2008

53. 1:    You Are What You Do  11.2 .2008

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2008

52. 15.   SHUTTING OUT THE SUN, by Michael Zeilensiger 2006 [BR] 10.27.2008

52. 14:   "My Fellow Prisoners"   10.21.2008

52. 13:   The Small Town  vs  the Global Metropolis  10.17.2008

52. 12:  The McChurian Candidate   10.13.2008

52. 11:  THE SECRET SUPPER, by Javier Sierra (2004) BR 10.7.2008

52. 10:  A DRAGON CITY JOURNAL ELECTION SPECIAL INTERVIEW 10.2.2008

52. 9:    Econ 101 for McBush    10.1.2008
52. 8:    On Being (sort of) ‘White’   9.27.2008

52. 7:    Land of Denial/Nation of Lies   9.23.2008

52. 6:    Evolutionary Capitalism  9.19.2008

52. 5:    In the Moment,   a short story 9.14.2008

52. 4:    Jockstraps for Eunuchs   9.11.2008

52. 3:    THE SHARK GOD, by Charles Montgomery, 2004  [BR]    8.8.2008

52. 2:    Brrrrrring!  Brrrrrring!     9.4.2008

52. 1:    Madame Ovary    9.1.2008

JULY-AUGUST 2008

51. 10:   FALLEN ORDER, by Karen Leibreich, 2004 [BR] 8.25.2008

51: 9:    Olympian Musings   8.14.2008

51. 8:    Synch or Swim, An Olympic Dream   8.4.2008

51. 7:    How Republicans Ruined the American Dream, Part 1   7.26.2008

51. 6:    Fourth-Grade Terrorist   7.22.2008

51. 5:    How Bin Laden Won the War on Terrorism   7.17.2007

51: 4:    Mutually-Assured Holy Place Destruction   7.14.2008

51. 3:    The Road Not Open   7.11.2008

51. 2     THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, by Moshin Hamid  (2007)  BR   7.6.2008

51. 1:    Crude Expectations    7.4.2008

MAY/JUNE  2008

50. 10:  Cities of the Book   6.30.2008

50. 9:   Hey, Stupid, the Joke is on You!     6.25.2008

50. 8:   What About Todd?   6.15.2008

50. 7:   Confronting Brutocracy   6.10.2008

50. 6:   The Gods of Efficiency    6.8.2008

50. 5:   WILL THE BOAT SINK THE WATER?, by Chen Guidi & Wu Chuntao (2006) BR  5.31.2008

50. 4:   O Israel! O Israel!     5.26.2008

50. 3:   It's Mr. Stupid's Economy    5.21.2008

50. 2:   Shut Up And Sit Down!   5.17.2008

50. 1:   Dirty, Rotten, Human Bastards!  5.13.2008

MARCH-APRIL 2008

49. 6: That Angel Could Fly! 4.30.2008
49. 5: Beijing: The Forbidding City 4.27.2008
49. 4: True Heroes 4.8.2008
49. 3: Spitzer, Schlesinger, and Sex 3.15.2008
49. 2: LEVIATHON, by Eric Jay Dolin [BR] 3.7.2008
49. 1: Pooter, the Puppet Master 3.5.2008

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008

48: 7:      Devil's Island(s)   2.28.2008

48. 6:      Bitch! A Travel Narrative    2.23.2008

48. 5:      Where's Bob?   2.21.2008

48. 4:      Whither Republicans? 1.27.2008

48. 3:      Three for Empire [Book Reviews]   1.17.2008

48. 2:      On Cursing   1.9.2008

48. 1:      Screw Iowa!  Screw New Hampshire!   1.4.2008

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2007

47. 8: Gloria in Excelsis Lucro 12.28.2007
47. 7: The Tremendum Chingualunum 12.16.2007
47. 6: Testimonial 12.11.2007
47. 5: Looking for Mr. Good-Bigot 12.7.2007
47. 4: Spaceship Earth I: The Capitalism Conundrum 12.2.2007
47. 3: I Testify, 11.27.2007
47. 2: Cut from the Same Cloth 11.23.2007
47. 1: THE JESUITS, by Jonathan Wright BR 11.4.2007

 

OCTOBER 2007

46. 6: Teen Sex, The Middle Course 10.29.2007
46. 5: Are We Done Here Already? 10.21.2007
46. 4: THE GOOD WOMEN OF CHINA, by Xinran, (2000) a book review 10.15.2007
46. 3: Torture? What Torture? 10.10.2007
46. 2 The War, and ThisWar 10.4.2007
46. 1: Minghalarba. Burma, Are You There? 10.1.2007

SEPTEMBER 2007

45. 7:     Bushadimejad    9.27.2007

45. 6:     Hell Hath No Fury . . . .  [Film Review]   9.21.2007

45. 5:     Lambs and First-Born Sons   9.18.2007

45. 4:     Hooah!  Reflections on the Surge and 9-11   9.13.2007

45. 3:     In the Moment   9.10.2007

45. 2:    THE END OF FAITH, by Sam Harris (2005) BR 9.6.2007

45. 1:    Operation Hate Their Freedom     9.3.2007

AUGUST 2007

44. 7:    Thinking About the Muzzies     8.30.2007

44. 6:    TERRORIST, by John Updike, 2006, BR   8.23.2007

44. 5:   Life Explicable:  A Piano Falls on Jim's Head      8.18.2007

44. 4:   Friendship and Politics   8.15.2007

44. 3:   Kim Chee Evangelists   8.11.2007

44. 2:   Sex in the Oval Office    8.7.2007

44. 1:   Juice 'em Up   8.3.2007

JULY 2007

43. 7:   Hey! I Just Realized Something!    7.30.2007

43. 6:   The Case for Government    7.26.2007

43. 5:  FOREIGN DEVILS, by May Holdsworth [BR] 7.22.2007

43. 4:  The Lost War   7.18.2007

43. 3:  Mr. Gerson's Credo  7.13.2007

43. 2:  The Pig in the Parlor   10.7.2007

43. 1:  Patriotic Disconnect   7.4.2007

JUNE 2007

42. 7:    The Imperial Boomerang  (6.30.2007)

42. 6:   Guys (Sort of) Strike Back  (Culture Wars III)   6.27.2007

42. 5:   The Eight-Hundred Pound Panda  6.22.2007

42. 4:   Whack-a-Molenomics (101.9)  6.15.2007

42. 3:   No Doo-Doo in the Sock Drawer; Thoughts on Urban Planning   6.11.2007

42. 2:   PushCart Moguls  6.6.2007

42. 1:  True Faiths and the Right of "Nah"    6.2.2007

MAY 2007

41. 7:   Systems and Traditions    5.28.2007

41. 6:  The Culture of Entertainment   5.25.2007

41. 5:  The PR War President  5.20.2007

41. 4:  The Reaper Pays a Visit   (SOS, Part 11) 5.16.2007

41. 3:  EMAILS FROM THE EDGE, by Ken Haley  2007, [BR]   5.11.2007

41. 2:  City Work    5.7.2007

41. 1:  Onward Christian Soldiers    5.3.2007

MARCH/APRIL 2007

40. 8:   Walls of Mass Delusion   4.25.2007

40. 7:   Murder and the Media Circus    4.18.2007

40. 6:   A Tale of Two Cities   4.13.2007

40. 5:   What Would Jesus the Liberal Do?   4.4.2007

40. 4:   Anti-DisMcDonaldsizationism   3.20.2007

40. 3:   Bush Completes His Trifecta    3.13.2007

40. 2: “Hello, God? What Looks Good in the 5th?” (SOS, Part X) 3.8.2007                           

40. 1:  The End of Amazement   3.4.2007

FEBRUARY 2007

39. 7: TREASURED ISLANDS, by Lowell D. Holmes [BR] 2.27.2007
39. 6: The Digi-War 2.23.2007
39. 5: Oh, What a Heavenly Day! 2.20.2007
39. 4: The Spaces in Between 2.16.2007
39. 3: Down on the Farm 2.12.2007
39. 2: The End of the World is Nigh 2.8.2007
39. 1: The Man Who Would Be King 2.4.2007

JANUARY 2007

38. 8: So, How Many Gay Angels Can You Fit on the Head of a Pin?  (SOS, Part 9) 1.31.2007
38. 7: LIFEBOAT, Dir. by Alfred Hitchcock (1944) [MR] 1.27.2007
38. 6: Capital Punishment in Texdad    1.21.2007
38. 5: Potal Infallibility1.17.2007
38. 4: GOLDEN BOY, by Bob Thomas (1983) BR 1.14.2007
38. 3: The Galilee Kid    (SOS, Part 8) 1.10.2007
38. 2: The Ole Dumperooski   1.6.2007
38. 1: Flop Guns    1.2.2007

DECEMBER 2006

37. 7:   Evangelicus Americanus,  SOS, Part 7,  12.31.2006

37. 6:   Cut and Run, Republicans, Cut and Run!   12.26.2006

37. 5:    Words to Remember Us By    12.20.2006

37. 4:   THE COVENANT , by James A. Michener (1980) BR 12.16.2006

37. 3:   Death Victory  (SOS Part 5) 12.12.2006

37. 2:   It's the Oil, Stupid!   12.8.2006

37. 1:   Gold, Frankincense and Zu Zu's Petals   12.4.2006

OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2006

36. 10:  Taking it on Faith    (SOS, Part 4)   11.30.2006

36. 9:   Toward a Proper Expletive   11.28.2006

36. 8:   Traveling Americans    11.25.2006

36. 7:   People of the Book  (SOS, Part 3)    11.21.2006

36. 6:   SOS, Saved on Sea, (Part 2) 11.18.2006

26. 5:   New Age, Same Old BS  (SOS, Part 1)  11.14.2006

36. 4:   Enough Already!    11.11.2006

36. 3:   On Writing Fiction   10.11.2006

36. 2:   BREAKER MORANT, a movie review essay  10.7.2006

36. 1:  Hold the Phone   10.3.2006

SEPTEMBER 2006

35. 8: On Baccala Street 9.29.2006
35. 7: This is Gonna Hurt a Little 9.24.2006
35. 6: THE ABYSSINIAN, J-C Rufin, [BR] 9.22.2006
35. 5: Roadweilers 9.18.2006
35. 4: Ask the ID, Part Deux 9.14.2006
35. 3: Ask the Intelligent Designer 9.9.2006
35. 2: Wal-Market Capitalism 9.5.2006
35. 1: Are Republicans Idiots, or What? 9.2.2006

JULY-AUGUST 2006

34. 8:     REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE,  1955  [MR]   8.29.2006

34. 7:     Is There Life After Work?   8.22.2006

34. 6:    Asian Eyes   8.16.2006

34. 5:    Shhhhhhhsh! I've Got a Secret   8.12.2006

34. 4:    A Few Bad Apples   8.8.2006

34. 3:   DESPERATE VOYAGERS, by M. Tokayer and M. Swartz, 1979 [BR]  8.5.2006

34. 2:   Kingdoms of Heaven   7.25.2005

34. 1:   Proud to be an American(?)   7.12.2006

JUNE 2006

33. 8:   The Plains of Charithon    6.30.2006

33. 7:   GWOT Peace?   6.25.2006

33. 6:   It's Greek to Me  6.21.2006

33. 5:   The Good German of Nanking    6.17.2006

33. 4:   Post-911 Stress Syndrome     6.14.2006

33. 3:   THE UNWALLED CITY, by Xu Xi, 2001   (6.11.2006)  

33. 2:  The Crapture:  It's a Revelation!    6.7.2006

33. 1:  Three Kongs and Out     6.5.2006

MAY 2006

32. 8:   Finding Leslie Hopgood      5.31.2006

32. 7:   The Wages of Sin   5.27.2006

32. 6:   Fascism Creep   5.24.2006

32. 5:   Mount'n Men [Movie Review]  5.19.2006

32. 4:   The de Fichey Code   5.14.2006

32. 3:   ANNA MAY WONG , by Graham Russell Gao Hodges   [BR]    5.11.2006

32. 2:   Hu's on First      5.6.2006

32. 1:   Mrs. Jacobs' Neighborhood  5.2.2006

APRIL 2006

31. 8:    L'America    4.30.2006

31. 7:    Killing Moussaoui      4.26.2006

31. 6:    DEAD END (1937), Dir., Wm. Wyler [MR] 4.22.2006

31. 5:    The Taste of Travel, Part 2,  4.18.2006

31. 4:    Casualties of War   4.13.2006

31. 3:    Breasts:  A Traveler's Appreciation  4.8.2006

31. 2:   THE MEMORY PALACE OF MATTEO RICCI , by Jonathan D. Spence, 1984   [BR]        4.4.2006

31. 1:   Planning for Democracy   4.1.2006

MARCH

30. 8:   Plus Ca Change . . . 3.28.2006

30. 7:   It's Not So Easy Being Mean    3.24.2006

30. 6:   Xavier's Toe, A Quasi-Spiritual Pilgrimage    3.20.2006

30. 5:   A Golden Opportunity . . . Lost    3.16.2006

30. 4:  DARKLING I LISTEN, by John Evangelist Walsh, a Book    Review     3.12.2006

30. 3:  What Would a CEO Named Jesus Do?   3.8.2006

30. 2:  Brokeback Icon    3.4.2006

30. 1:  The Margin of Stupidity   3.1.2006

FEBRUARY 2006

29. 8:  A Beemer by Any Name    2.23.2006

29. 7:  We're Soooo Soooorry  2.20.2006

29. 6:  Who's No. 1, Baby!?  2.17.2006

29. 5:  The America That Might Have Been   2.14.2006

29. 4:  SUMMERTIME (1955), Dir. David Lean [MR]    2.11.2006

29. 3:   How Oprah Made Me Rich   2.8.2006

29. 2:  The Greatest Show on Earth    2.5.2006

29. 1:  Queer Studies and Quirky Thinking   2.2.2006

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

JANUARY 2006

28. 9: Remembering Denis, 1.29.2006
28. 8: A Taste for Travel, Part 1 1.26.2006
28. 7: Lacrimosi Christiani 1.22.2006
28. 6: THE RIVER AT THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD, by Simon Winchester 1996, [BR] 1.18.2006
28. 5: Don't Call Me 'Ishmael': a travel memoir 1.15.2006
28. 4: The Truth of the Matter 1.11.2006
28. 3: Hey Sammy! Bahfunghool! 1.10.2006
28. 2: What's Troubling Miss Diego?* America's Finest (?) City, Part 2 1.8.2005
28. 1: Culture Wars II 1.3.2006

DECEMBER 2005

27. 6:   The Ministry of Snoop   12.29.2005

27. 5:  THE DEMON IN THE FREEZER, by Richard Preston [BR]        12.23.2005

27. 4:   Swarthy Guy in a Polychrome World   12.19.2005

27. 3:   The End of American Exceptionalism      12.14.2005

27. 2:   THE SPICE GARDEN, by Michael Vatikiotis   [BR]   12.8.2005

27. 1:   What Goes Around  . . .       12.4.2005

NOVEMBER 2005

26. 8:  Culture Wars  I  11.30.2005

26: 7: The Inquisitor's Dilemma    11.26.2005

26. 6:  Panem et Circenses, America's Finest(?) City, Part 1 11.10.2005

26. 5:  The Kansas City School Board Newsletter    11.16.2005

26. 4: Thoughts on Veterans Day   11.12.2005

26. 3:  PARIS IN THE FIFTIES, by Stanley Karnow [BR]   11.10.2005

26. 2:   A Line in the Sand       11.6.2005

26. 1:  The Multi-Tasking Mind  11.1.2005  

 

OCTOBER  2005

25. 8: Get Outta Town! 10.29.2005

25. 7: Rotten toi the Corps   10.26.2005

25. 6: A Matter of Habitude 10.21.2005

25. 5: The Planners are Coming, The Planners Are Coming!!10.17.2005

25. 4: The Winds of Memory: A Travel Memoir 10.14.2005

25. 3: ENGLISH PASSENGERS, by Matthew Kneale (2000) [BR]   10.9.2005

25. 2: “Let him cast the first stone. . . ,” (Metaphysical Musings No. 4) 10.6.2005

25. 1: The Fragging of "The Good Soldier" 10.1.2005

SEPTEMBER 2005

24. 8:   Voyages to Nowhere                    9.26.2008

24. 7:    Corporate U                               9.21.2005

24. 6:   The Blancocruxians                      9.16.2005

24. 5:   Da Supremes                               9.13.2005

24. 4:   'Nawlins,'  A Streetcar Named Deluge       9.10.2005

24. 3:   DINNER WITH PERSEPHONE, by Patricia Storace [BR]   9.7.2005

24. 2:  The American Ad-Hoc-racy             9.4.2005

24. 1:  The Big Dis-Easy                           9.1.2005

AUGUST 2005

23. 9:     Mr. Poopy Suit Comes to Town     8.30.2005

23. 8:     Death Grip         8.26.2005

23. 7:   The Call of the Sea  [BR]      8.22.2005

23. 6:   No Laughing Batter     8.16.2005

23. 5:   Ex Libris    8.16.2005

23. 4:  Grand Theft Country: IRAQ, The Video War 8.12.2005

23. 3:  When the Saints Go Marchin' In    8.8.2005

23. 2     Sticks and Stones            8.6.2005

23. 1:   FINDING ORWELL IN BURMA , by Emma Larkin (2005)   [BR]

JULY  2005

22. 8:   The Culture of Inadequacy       7.30.2005

22. 7:   IS ANYBODY THERE?: Metaphysical Musings No. 3

22. 6:   MADRAS ON RAINY DAYS, by Samina Ali,  [BR]   7.20.2005

22. 5:   Treason in the Offal Office     7.16.2005

22. 4:   STAR WARS OF THE WORLDS: The Revenge of the Metaphors 7.13.2005

22. 3:   THE GOSPEL OF JUDAS, by Simon Mawer [BR]     7.8.2005

22. 2:   Oh, say can you pass . . .     7.4.2005

22. 1:  The Law of the Land              7.1.2005

JUNE 2005

21. 8:    You've Got Mail!                                              6.29.2005

21: 7:    Capitalist Roaders                                            6.25.2005

21. 6:   BANGKOK 8, by John Burdett [BR]                         6.19.2005

21: 5:   Travels in Germ-Mania                                       6.16.2005

21. 4:    Metaphysical Musings, No. 2                              6.10.2005

21. 3:    FLASHBACKS, by Morley Safer [BR]                       6.6.2005

21. 2:   The Political Blunder that Dare Not Speak Its Name  6.4.2005

21. 1:   Stem Cells and Witch-Doctors                             6.1.2005

MAY 2005

20. 8:   Lying Snippets:  A Series of Unfortunate Accidental      Mishandlings        5.28.2005

20. 7:   Metaphysical Musings No. 1                          5.25.20-05

20. 6:   O Sodom, O Gomorrah, a review of SIN CITY     5.20.2005

20. 5:   The Trojan Monkey                                      5.17.2005

20. 4:    "Friendly Fire”                                           5.15.2005

20. 3:    Down into Upper Egypt (Part 2)  Americans Abroad  No. 8       5.13.2005

20. 2:   Down into Upper Egypt (Part 1)    Americans Abroad  No. 7      5.11.2005

20. 1:  The Piano Shop on the Left Bank, by T.E. Carhart  [BR]    5.2.2005

APRIL 2005

19. 8:    The Ratzman Cometh                                     4.28.2005

19. 7:   The RAPE OF NANKING, and the Death of Iris Chang [BR]             4.22.2005

19. 6:    The Potemkin President                                 4.19.2005

19. 5:     Sweet Waters in the Promised Land, Part 2      4.13.2005

19. 4:     Sweet Waters in the Promised Land, Part 1      4.10.2005

19. 3:     RIP  Pope John Paul Ringo George II                 4.06.2005

19. 2:     CHINA HANDS, by Peter Rand [BR]                    4.04.2005

19. 1:   An Army of One and A Few Good Men . . .           4.02.2005

MARCH  2005

18. 9:    Who's Right, Whose Rights?        3.29.2005                       

18. 8:    Deconstructing Judas              3.25.2005                        

18. 7:    Touring the Kielbasas              3.23.2005                          

18. 6:    LOST OVER LAOS, by Richard Pyle and Horst Faas[BR]                       3.21.2005

18. 5:     Ledger de Main                    3.16.2005                         18. 4:    BRUNELLESCHI'S DOME, by Ross King  [BR] 3.14.2005           

18. 3:    Homeland Security-Egyptian Style

             (Americans Abroad No. 6)           3.11.2005                      

18. 2:   Thanks  for your Support              3.07.2005     

18. 1:    PLAGUE, by Edward Mariott [BR]     3.03.2005   

FEBRUARY 2005

17. 6:   Slouching Towards Fascism                                2.28.2005

17. 5:   Cig-Regrettes                                                  2.21.2005

17. 4:   Boarding Passes                                               2.17.2005

17. 3:  The Playwright and the President                         2.12.2005

17. 2:  Emporio PRC                                                     2.7.2005  

17. 1:  The Logic of Preemption                                     2.1.2005

JANUARY 2005

16. 9:   Wählen Macht Frei (möglicherweise)                      1.30.2005

16. 8:    Libido-At-Large (Americans Abroad No. 5)             1.26.2005

16. 7:   The Other Inaugural                                           1.23.2005

16. 6:   Souvenirs                                                           1.20.2005

16. 5:   The Salvatore Corollary   (Americans Abroad No. 4)  1.16.2005

16. 4    "The Truth?!  You Can't Handle the Truth!"             1.14.2005

16. 3:   Fellow Travelers  (Americans Abroad No.3)              1.11.2005

16. 2:   A Torquemada General                                        1.05.2005

16. 1:  The Kindness of Strangers                                    1.04.2004

DECEMBER 2004

15. 9:  Why Steve Lumb Loves the Euro (Americans Abroad No. 2)                         12.31.2007

15. 8:    A Sin-Biotic Relationship                                    12.27.2004

15. 7:    Ain't She Sweet (Americans Abroad No. 1)                                   12.22.2004

15. 6:    The Sword of Damocles                                     12.19.2004

15. 5:   God sat in the Heavens, wondering Who made Him  12.15.2004

15. 4:   The Passion of the Mel                                      12.13.2004

15. 3:   Heartland and Homeland                                     12.11.2004
15. 2:   Hi, I'm Jim's Suitcase                                         12.08.2004

15. 1:   Us and Them                                                    12.02.2004

November 2004

14.10:   Magazines and Megabucks                                 11.29.2004

14.9:    Early and Often                                                11.26.2004

14.8:     Click Culture                                                   11.20.2004

14.7     Visceral Realities                                               11.18.2004

14.6     Bella Nonna, Bella Ragazza                                  11.15.2004

14.5     Holy Hypocrites!                                               11.11.2004

14.4    The Cretin Colaition                                            11.08.2004

14.3:   Azure Like It                                                     11.06.2004

14.2:  Reveille for Bigots                                               11.04.2004

14.1:  Mystery Solved                                                  11.02.2004

October 2004


13.11:     Halloween Scare tactics                                  10.31.2004

13.10:      Amerigeddon                                                10.28.2004

13.9:       What's Happened to Small Town America?          10.26.2004

13.8:       Foreign Affairs, Part 4                                     10.20.2004

13.7:        Foreign Affairs, Part 3                                    10.18.2004

13.6:       Foreign Affairs, Part 2                                     10.15.2004

13.5:       Foreign Affairs, Part 1                                     10.14.2004

13.4:      The Goebbelsization of American Media               10.11.2004

13.3:      The End of Heroism                                         10.10.2004

13.2:       Going Native (Communing with Nature, Part 4)     10.08.2004

13.1:       Communing With Nature, Part 3                        10.06.2004

September 2004

12.8:       Who Wants an Iraqi Democracy Anyway              9.26.2004

12.7:         Extreme Communing With Nature                             9.23.2004

12.6:       Brer Boosh and the Tar Baby                             9.18.2004

12.5:       It's A Jungle Out There                                     9.15.2004

12.4:       It's Not the G.O.P Anymore; It's the C.R.R.A.P.     9.12.2004

12.3:       On the River of Nine Dragons                             9.10.2004

12.2:       Doi Moi                                                          9.06.2004

12.1:       Catching Up With Uncle Ho                               9.04.2004

August 2004

11. 8:    G.W.Bush Military Medals Found                     8.25.2004

11.7:     A Feeling of A.N.G.S.T                                 8.22.2004

11.6:     Synch or Swim                                           8.15.2004

11.5:    Going Ape for Blondes                                   8.13.2004

11.4:    Movietone Memories                                     8.9.2004

11.3:     Three Hills in Nagasaki                                 8.7.2004

11.2:    Welcome to Bugsyland                                 8.4.2004

11.1:    The Ugly Americans                                     8.2.2004

July 2004

10.5:   1984+20,   Willing Mass Delusion                     7.31.2004

10.4:    Rest In Peace (a while)                                7.17.2004

10.3:    Gazing into the Middle Distance Part II            7.16.2004

10.2:   The Theopaths                                            7.15.2004

10.1:    Matters of Perspective                                7.3.2004

June 2004


9.8:   Gazing Into the Middle Distance (Part I)            6.28.2004

9.7:    A Custer Born Every Minute                           6.26.2004

9.6:    That Pesky "D" Word                                    6.25.2004
9.5:    Icons and Ice Cream                                    6.22.2004

9.4:    Dad and Deng                                             6.20.2004

9.3.   The Rise of the Health Bigots                          6.18.2004

9.2:   No More Mr. Nice Guy                                   6.12.2004

9.1:    Metamorphosis is Mesopotamia                      6.6.2004

May 2004

8.9:   A 'Hearty English Breakfast'                           5.29.2004

8.8:   9-11, The Perfect Storm                              5.26.2004

8.7:   It's A Grand Olde Flag                                  5.20.2004

8.6:   The City Adorned                                        5.18.2004

8.5:  Postcards and The New Modem Of Communication 5.12.2004

8.4:   Night of the Pyramids, Part III                       5.11.2004

8.3:   Is this a great country. . . or what? Part III    5.9.2004

8.2:   Out of Iraq                                               5.4.2004

8.1:  Night of the Pyramids,  Part II,                      5.2.2004

April 2004

7.5:    Night of the Pyramids, Part I                       4.29.2004

7.4:   Life "As We Know It"                                   4.24.2004

7.3:   War and Rapture                                        4.18.2004

7.2:  "If You Knew Suzie . . ."                               4.13.2004

7.1:   Hippity-hoppity, Easter's on its way              4.08.2004

March 2004

6.8:   The Talking Statues of Rome                                   3.30.2004

6.7:   Copaganda: The Unsettling Rise of Police Cordiality     3.27.2004

6.6:   Welcome to the People's Republic of Halliburton          3.26.2004

6.5:   Is this a Great Country, or What?   Part II                 3.13.2004

6.4:   The Silly Man of Bari: A Travel Memory                     3.12.2004

6.3:   The Passion of the Boosh                                       3.06.2004

6.2:    Whither the Urban Erogenous Zone?                       3.05.2004 

6.1:   Never on Sunday, or Monday, or. . .                         3.01.2004

February 2004

5.15: The Rules of Travel, (Rule No. 1)                          2.28.2004

5:14: The Economics of Out-Saucing                            2.23.2004

5.13: Streets of Revolution (City Streets, Part IV)           2.22.2004

5.12: Is This a Great Country, or What? Part I                2.19.2004

5.11: The Shangri-La Option                                        2.17.2004

5.10: The Party of Selective Memory                             2.15.2004

5.9:   Scribo, Ergo Amo : A Valentine's Day's Musings       2.13.2004

5.8:   The Fashion of Christ                                         2.12.2004

5.7:   Good Fences Make Good Neighbors(?)                   2.11.2004

5.6:   Boosh's Brain:  Part II                                        2.10.2004

5.5:   Boosh's Brain:  Part I                                         2.09.2004

5.4:   Odessa: in Reel Time                                         2.06.2004

5.3:   Super Bowl XXXVIII – XXIV – XXXVI                     2.05.2004

5.2:   Put Down That Scalpel!                                      2.04.2004

5.1:   Road [Out]Rage  (City Streets, Part III)                2.01.2004

January 2004

4.12: A Parisian Terpsichore (City Streets, Part II)          1.24.2004

4.11: Boosh in Space                                                 1.17.2004

4.10: American Genesis                                               1.17.2004

4.9:   What's In a Name (City Streets, Part I)                 1.16.2004

4.8:   Let's Eat Chinese (Part II)                                   1.14.2004

4.7:   . . . And They Shall Be Led . . .                            1.12.2004

4.6:   Back in the USA (Immigration, Part II)                   1.11.2004

4.5:   Come One, Come All (Immigration, Part I)               1.10.2004

4.4:   Let's Eat Chinese (Part I)                                     1.08.2004

4.3:   The Home of the Gods                                         1.07.2004

4.2:   Faith and Light                                                   1.06.2004

4.1:   Happy New Year (I Think)                                     1.01.2004

December 2003

3.10: Fields of Screams                                               12.31.2003

3.9:   The Flim-Flam Redemption                                   12.25.2003

3.8:   'Twas the Night Before . . .                                  12.20.2003

3.7:   Climate and Politics                                            12.17.2003

3.6:   Eating Our Kurds and Whey                                  12.14.2003

3.5:   Berber Feast                                                      12.11.2003

3.4:   Everything in Its Place                                         12.07.2003

3.3:   The Steal Industry                                              12.06.2003

3.2:   Take My City  . . . Please!                                    12.05.2003

3.1:   Mr. Photo-Op                                                     12.02.2003

November 2003

2.7:  Are You Terrorized Yet?                                        11.25.2003

2.6:  Liver and Onions:  A Conspiracy                             11.23.2003

2.5:  The French Connection                                         11.21.2003

2.4:  A Modest Proposal                                               11.20.2003

2.3:  Heil the Conquering Hero                                       11.18.2003

2.2:  The 11th Commandment                                        11.12.2003

2.1:  A Devilish Month                                                   11.08.2003

October 2003

1.3:   Gray Daze                                                         10.27.2003

1.2:   Shades of Baghdad                                             10.26.2003

1.1:   Jim's New Website                                              10.20.2003