"The Uncle Sam machine processes grains one by one, focusing on the transformation of corn into popcorn."

"An explosion that usually occurs en masse is here isolated so that the spectacle can be enjoyed. Satisfaction is at once visual and ga...

The anti-war march — today in Madison, Wisconsin.

"Hope is in the street not the White House." "Who lied? Who died? Who pays? Who profits?" "Birds not bombs." ...

Althouse and Meade travel to Wauwatosa to see "The Undefeated."

1. We located the cavernous AMC multiplex within the humongous Mayfair Mall, bought a bag of popcorn bits, and found our way to theater 4 wh...

"a 2 A.M. snack of grilled cheese sandwiches, brownies and popcorn..."

Offered to the guests at Chelsea Clinton's wedding.... It's nice to think that the hyper-glamorous affair went humble and comfy as t...

Amazing popcorn...

... + popcorn dog. On the opening day of the Farmers Market, here in Madison, Wisconsin.

Popcorn, the breakfast cereal.

Really .

"What do you think playground bullies grow up to be?" "Right-wing Republicans."

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich answers a question. Actually, when I decided I was going to blog this little interview, I planned to ...

Thanks to all the commenters who kept up the conversation about the West Virginia primary long into the early morning hours.

I set up a post so you could talk while I went out to do a meetup with readers at The Wine Bar at 50 Henry Street . (You should go there if...

"I commend Oprah Winfrey for the very fair and balanced treatment she gave O'Reilly..."

Says Lorie Byrd. I saw the show (only because I hastily set up a season pass for "Oprah" so I wouldn't miss... Madonna!). It w...

A post about handshakes.

Letitia Baldrige, the fabulous etiquette writer, sends a letter to the NYT editor about the recommendation that the "elbow bump" ...

"But in the future, you will physically be inside the experience, which will surround you top, bottom, on all sides."

Says Steven Spielberg , who's apparently invented something movie-like. I'm picturing a helmet of some sort. We go into the theater ...

"A History of Violence."

I just saw the David Cronenberg movie, "A History of Violence." Now, I don't purport to do movie reviews here, and that's ...

Googling and finding this blog first on the list.

Coming up first for this search is a funny traffic builder for this blog. [ADDED: Whoops, this one isn't first, just the top of a page ...

You paid $18 to see "The Wedding Crashers," why?

For the privilege of sitting in the balcony next to people who are eating monkfish and clinking wineglasses. Only the popcorn is included i...

Bunched pajama pants and popcorn

The Poor Man Cafe links to my "Pajamas Media vs. BlogAds" post and says, among other things: She doesn’t mention that some peopl...

The politics of the zombie.

Manohla Dargis writes about "Land of the Dead": With each of Mr. Romero's zombie movies, the walking dead have grown progress...

Grounded, once again, in Madison, taking a brief account of a long trip.

I need to readjust to being home, to my familiar ritual of sitting at the dining table paging through the NYT and sporadically blogging. Tod...

Beyond the Madison Sexual Health Festival. Well, the Sexual Health Festival wasn't the only thing happening in Library Mall today. The...

Lunch plans, diet tips. I'm heading out to lunch. People are saying it's getting a bit springlike, so I think I'll walk up State...