Monday, December 31, 2001 :::

I am posting from chicago, where I am spending new year's. So probably no updates for the next couple of days until I'm back in dc.

::: posted by johnok at 12:50 PM

Thursday, December 27, 2001 :::

So you might be wondering where to find out about your congressman's campaign donations and where they come from. opensecrets.org has the information.

::: posted by johnok at 1:09 PM

Friday, December 21, 2001 :::

German "what are weblogs?" page. kinda neat.

::: posted by johnok at 4:59 PM

Map of Springfield, which it seems everyone is linking to. Via kottke.org.

::: posted by johnok at 12:18 PM

oh, and there was an article in the washington blade about the hairspray auditions as well. All in first-person, by someone in the gutter looking at the stars. or something to that effect.

::: posted by johnok at 12:15 PM

It appears that the Sun has someone on the hairspray beat, what with this followup article to the auditions from a few weeks ago.

::: posted by johnok at 12:06 PM

Monday, December 17, 2001 :::

The Gallery of Regrettable Food has some new recipe books since the last time I checked. The gallery has always been a perennial favorite of mine.

::: posted by johnok at 1:46 PM

Friday, December 14, 2001 :::

The post will now be 35 CENTS! Not happy. found out via medianews.

::: posted by johnok at 12:21 PM

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 :::

There is going to be a Broadway musical of Hairspray! There was a casting call in Baltimore, and I especially like the picture accompanying this article. I forget where I saw this.

::: posted by johnok at 12:24 PM

Kofi Annan gets interviewed by Elmo from Sesame Street. via Mooselessness.

::: posted by johnok at 12:18 PM

Friday, December 07, 2001 :::

Gothic Martha Stewart. Who knew.

::: posted by johnok at 10:19 AM

Thursday, December 06, 2001 :::

So the sidebar has been updated. Should look nice I hope.

::: posted by johnok at 10:31 AM

Wednesday, December 05, 2001 :::

I also found interesting biographiess of canadian prime ministers. can't say much for the one on jean chretien, though. This via the resource shelf.

::: posted by johnok at 4:36 PM

There was a very interesting article about the children's book author lemony snicket, here unmasked as one daniel handler, who has apparently also written several books for adults as well, which sound suitably odd. I was glad to see that he was very much influenced by roald dahl, as I always appreciated him a writer who treated children as intelligent people. Oh, and here's another article, this time in the guardian, with a mother's point of view. That article via linkwatcher.

I must also point out the author bio from the books - "Lemony Snicket was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He now lives in the city. During his spare time he gathers evidence and is considered something of an expert by leading authorities." Which I find succint and to the point.

::: posted by johnok at 4:31 PM

Very interesting series from the associated press about land theft in the south. Theft of black farms, stores, etc. through harassment, intimidation, questionable legal cases and by any means possible. this from the the scoop.

::: posted by johnok at 4:06 PM