Getting some words written.

Today was the deadline for the papers for next week's "Bloggership" conference. Here's a list of the words in my essay le...

The hill warms up.

At dawn, Bascom Hill is austere: Later, warm springtime firms up its grip on us, and some feel it more than others: Ah, the boyfriend -- as ...

"Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan."

I'm glad Bob Dylan's XM Radio show is finally going to debut (on May 3rd), but what's with the title ? Well, he is going to hav...

The 100 unsexiest men in the world.

Surely, there's someone less sexy than Gilbert Gottfried, but when you're making a list , you've got to put famous people on it...

"She makes her entrance in the first act and freezes with the unyielding stiffness of an industrial lamppost...."

Julia Roberts is in a Broadway play. Ms. Roberts often gives the impression that she is parsing her lines, leaving lots of dead air between ...

"A lot of birds are nesting inside the sarcophagus."

Chernobyl as paradise , for animals. As humans were evacuated from the area 20 years ago, animals moved in. Existing populations multiplied ...

"American Idol" -- the results.

NOTE: To read about the most recent "Amercian Idol" results show, click on the "Althouse" banner above and scroll down t...