In his autobiography, Ben Franklin tells how, as a young man, he carried rolls of paper to his printshop in a wheelbarrow. The point — as with so many of his actions — was self-publicity: He made sure to do the wheelbarrowing when the streets were full of potential customers, so they could see what … Read more
Had the great pleasure of attending last night’s San Francisco Giants game with Bert Steinberg, whose license plate says something like “I [Heart] Bsebal.” Everyone who works at PacBell Park (weird to type out that corporate name — what strange times we live in) seemed to know him. Bert has filled out a scorecard for … Read more
Golda Meir, circa 1948: “It would be more than foolish to expect that we can live here in comfort and in peace and not do everything for the Arab minority,” she remarked. “We have no desire to be a master race and have people of a much lower standard among us. Look, we shall have … Read more
If you belong to Netflix, could you please add my movies Haiku Tunnel and Red Diaper Baby to your queue? If enough people do that, then they’ll go ahead and make the films available. Thanks!!
For the next couple of weeks, in a burst of irrational midsummer exuberance, I’m offering DVD’s of my Red Diaper Baby concert film for only $14.95 each — $10 off the usual price. Would Karl Marx approve? I imagine so. To get to my online store, click here.