As soon as distilled spirits were discovered and their effect on one's consciousness known, they became an important part of the tradition. |
As we go later into the spring we're going to warm up. Then again, it is April in New England. |
Bush is in a less sound position than he was 1,000 bodies ago. |
But 2005, I think, clearly is the year that we reached a tipping point. The steps are now really officially being taken to break television out of the living room. |
But Katrina is different, |
By the time this happened, the whole Martha Stewart style was beginning to show its age. What is strange is her being elevated beyond her fan base to world-class celebrity, thanks to a trial and conviction, and brought to a place in our culture that is much bigger than before. |
Casting for roles is much more ruthless for females than for males. Men tend to have an easier time of it. |
Clinton playing the sax -- that's the gold standard. Number one -- because very few candidates had made such appearances before and -- number two -- because he did it on Arsenio Hall, which was kind of a cool, late night thing at the time. But most importantly, he played the sax. That would even be unusual today. |
Cool is certainly a charter member for the slang hall of fame. Cool just sits back and keeps getting used generation after generation and lets the whole history of the language roll off its back. |
Even back in the '40s there were home shows -- early, early television -- that would give you various instructions on how to change a light fixture or a switch or something like that, |
Even Candy Land (a child's game invented in 1949) has a special anniversary edition. Old-fashioned board games are enjoying a real renaissance. |
Even if it stopped now, its combination of longevity and quality has never been matched, ... is one of the great comic creations. ... He's complex in his own lack of complexity. |
Even one fatality is too many. |
Every element of this story added up to what I call the perfect storm. When I first heard about it, I was almost sure it was embellished. |
Every local and national reporter out there, whether they were covering the devastation or the looting or the health scare or the politics, was undergoing a screen test, |