by Sasha Stone | May 11, 2008 | TO MUSE
This is my mom at 14. Queen of the drag race. A hot number by anybody’s standards. And only 14. We make a big deal out of the Miley Cyrus’ and the Jamie Lynn Spears’ but just look at my mom at 14. My mother is mostly strong but like the rest of us,...
by Sasha Stone | May 10, 2008 | Obsessions
With my obsession with all things Everest continuing without pause, I am happy to report that Frontline will be airing Storm Over Everest this Tuesday night, May 13. Dang, talk about timing! The doc was made by David Breashears, who was the guy on the mountain back in...
by Sasha Stone | May 10, 2008 | POLITICS
Okay, I’m jumping on the bandwagon and reporting on the funny ways the phrase “When Obama Wins” has spread throughout the net. Kottke is the first place I read about it. He’d made a microsite of users comments of “When Obama Wins.”...
by Sasha Stone | May 4, 2008 | Evolution vs. Creationism
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, referred by Richard Dawkins, the Creationists: …Have spent years working school boards, with only minimal success. Now critics of evolution are turning to a higher authority: state legislators. In a bid to...
by Sasha Stone | May 4, 2008 | Monsters Among Us
As more details come to light about the Fritzl case, one of the weirdest and saddest stories I’ve ever read, it has reinforced the idea that nothing good comes from being blindly obedient. If you don’t question authority bad people get away with things....