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Hillary Clinton, will you please go now!

Crosscut — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:00:01 PDT

Flip Side: With apologies to Dr. Seuss and Maureen Dowd.

An alternative reality show

Crosscut — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:01 PDT

In The Real Husbands of Seattle, power and success come at high costs, but you might have to read between the lines ...

Which presidential candidate has a recipe for disaster?

Crosscut — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:00:01 PDT

When the election starts to resemble a bake sale, it's time to look at the recipes.

John Anderson's Pennsylvania postmortem

Crosscut — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:00:01 PDT

Consecrate a Scandinavian-American in the spirit of Obama-mania and footlight a contradiction: the Audacity of Pessimism.

Whatshisname offers tips on whatchamacallit

Crosscut — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:00:01 PDT

You know, remembering stuff. When it comes to total recall, nobody matches our Mr. Elephant.

Get rich quick: Write poorly

Crosscut — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:00:01 PDT

Guess what best-selling author wrote this: "Almost everyone — regardless of income, available time, age, and skills — can do something useful for others and, in the process, strengthen the fabric of our shared humanity."

Not rich, not famous, but super smart!

Crosscut — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:00:01 PDT

Introducing the new celebrities — Nobel laureates.

Secret to a happy marriage: 'Yes, dear'

Crosscut — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:00:01 PDT

Our humorist explains why active listening is overrated.

This just in: Boomers ruined America

Crosscut — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:01 PDT

On Monday night I went to see Brett Morgen's Chicago 10, an animated/snatches-of-newsreel documentary on the 1968 Democratic National Convention riots and subsequent Chicago Seven conspiracy trial (the filmmaker rounded the seven up to ten to include attorneys Bill Kunstler and Leonard Weinglass as well as Black Panther leader Bobby Seale).

Don't blame the banks — it's Mort's fault

Crosscut — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:00:01 PDT

As the drama continues in the subprime mortgage lending crisis, it's a fair question to ask: Just who is to blame for this mess?

Reporters, 50-ish, continue aging

Crosscut — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:00:01 PDT

It happened twice in 2007 and again this past February: A journalist asked my age for a news item. No matter that youth is irrelevant in a meritocracy. Age has emerged as one of those nervy, reflexive questions that only third graders and professional scribblers are comfortable asking.

Crosscut exclusive! A conversation with Eliot Spitzer's Kristen!

Crosscut — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:00:01 PDT

Flip Side: An "interview" with the former New York guv's call girl reveals a penchant for Steamroller.

If it's 3 a.m. when the Red Phone rings, what time is it really?

Crosscut — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:00:01 PDT

There's so much the federal government could be doing to make life easier, namely: Stop taking an hour away from us every spring and start moving blocks of time to more civilized and useful hours of the day.

Time to call the legal dream team

Crosscut — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:01 PST

Flip Side: He forgot to study for the final exam. Sure, it's just a bad dream, but shouldn't someone pay for his emotional distress?

Arts organization oversight: letting this guy on the board

Crosscut — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:00:01 PST

Flip Side: Broke or nearly broke, your nonprofit must be audited. So the question during this important board meeting is: Does Keith Richards count as a composer?

The causality of diet and humorlessness in 21st century American culture

Crosscut — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:00:01 PST

Flip Side: Barack Obama's "Coalition of the Hip" is in ascendancy, but persistent bad eating habits ensure that Hillary Clinton's "Coalition of the Humorless" will thrive for years to come.

Bleakonomics

Crosscut — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:00:01 PST

Flip Side: The apparent solution to our economic problems is to create more of whatever caused them.

Super Tuesday: Our predictions

Crosscut — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:01 PST

Flip Side: Crosscut is projecting that the Democratic and Republican candidates with the most votes will win tomorrow.

The neocons vow to rock the casbah before the casbah rocks us

Crosscut — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:00:01 PST

Flip Side: The real threat from Iran may be on the radio — if we don't act soon.

The voters can't handle the truth, but cookies are another matter

Crosscut — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:00:01 PST

Flip Side: After considering the market research, our presidential candidate rethinks his image.