(A) Theater in the U.S. is dying -- can you help?

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Saturday December 20, 2008 · 11:13 AM PST

2008/12/20 · 11:13

Upfront warning: This is an appeal for a particular theater company. In the best of all possible worlds I'd have a voluminous posting and comment history (I don't - I've been here for years, but 99% of the time I lurk) and I'd have time to put this in the context of a much longer diary regarding the state of arts funding in general, the effects of the current state of the economy on grant organizations and donorship, and the budget realities of not-for-profit theater.

And I will be writing that. For a taste of the situation, see this. (Excerpt after the break.)

For now, I'm not so much standing here hat-in-hand as standing and pointing to a particular hat and saying, "There's one over there. Please go examine that hat more closely, and give a little if you if you want to, if you can."

Follow me over to the hat, if you wish.

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Wednesday July 19, 2006 · 6:55 PM PDT

2006/07/19 · 18:55

Yes, I got push-polled by Wal-Mart!

...or by their flunkies, actually.

I got home from work to find a message on our answering machine from some outfit called "Ask Illinois" requesting that I call back to take a short survey on "an important economic issue currently being discussed on the floor of the Chicago City Council". Smelling a rat, I called them back at 1-866-346-8891 to hear this: Read More

Letters to the DSCC

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Tuesday June 20, 2006 · 5:34 PM PDT

2006/06/20 · 17:34

So... as we enter the final days of Q2, the fundraising appeals are hitting the ol' inbox fast and furious. I've heard from the DSCC twice in the past 4 days.

Friday's letter was Subject:-ed "Subversive" and came from Chuck Schumer, and today's was called "The Politics of Fear" from Barack Obama.

My responses on the flip... Read More

Reuters bias agin' the Chicks

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Wednesday May 31, 2006 · 9:15 PM PDT

2006/05/31 · 21:15

One of the top-listed articles in Google Entertainment News now is this: Dixie Chicks Bush-whacked at record stores.

...and as you might guess, while one hand is lauding the Chicks' success at hitting #1 this week with Taking the Long Way, the other hand is smacking them around for not matching the weekly sales of their last studio album, Home.

Follow me to the flip side for the misquote that I've seen a few times this week in Dixie Chick-related stories and the LTE that it finally pissed me off enough to write. Read More

Senate Intelligence Committee approves Hayden 12-3

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Tuesday May 23, 2006 · 12:38 PM PDT

2006/05/23 · 12:38

There's a Breaking News headline on cnn.com right now: Senate Intelligence Committee votes 12-3 in favor of the nomination of Gen. Michael Hayden for CIA Director.

I can't find any other information yet and will add to this as we find it.

First question: Who crossed the aisle?

Second question: Can we stop it on the main floor?

UPDATE: breaking headline now added on nytimes.com front page

UPDATE2: full(er) story now up at NYTimes: Senate Panel Backs Hayden as C.I.A. Chief

CNN: Hayden nomination moves to full Senate

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(A) Theater in the U.S. is dying -- can you help?

ACTION: Kos this Wal-Mart push-poll!

Letters to the DSCC

Reuters bias agin' the Chicks

Senate Intelligence Committee approves Hayden 12-3