Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2005

17 May 2005, 15:01 p.m.

Disclaiming, Declaiming

Brendan, you deserve to know that I had notes for questions to ask in that conversation with Abu-Jaber. Yes, notes. And included among them was the note "jalapeno-cheddar bagel," as borrowed from a Heather Gold …

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16 May 2005, 15:16 p.m.

YAYAYAYAY

Rachel C broke it to me: Fox renewed AD! The thought of losing Arrested Development and Star Trek hit me harder than I'd expected. I'm so glad AD is coming back!

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16 May 2005, 12:28 p.m.

MC Masala Bookmarkable Link

If you'd like to link to my columns, you can link to link to this page, which links to the two most recent articles.

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16 May 2005, 8:56 a.m.

What A Dame

I interviewed Diana Abu-Jaber for Saucy Magazine. She said funny and interesting things and you'd probably enjoy it.

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15 May 2005, 21:34 p.m.

Validation

Will Franken won a "Best Comedian" award from the SF Weekly. Those of us who were fans several months ago get to nod in snobbish pride, while those of you who have foolishly prolonged the …

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14 May 2005, 22:12 p.m.

Homes Update

I finished What You Should Know. The best story in the collection, which mulls Nancy Reagan's day-to-day life caring for Ronald Reagan during his decline, made me weep. Like A.M. Homes's compelling New Yorker article …

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12 May 2005, 8:39 a.m.

Mulling The Uses And Abuses Of Fashion

My column this week has a bunch of Emerson. Emerson, in my view, backed up my function-over-form lifestyle. I hated to fuss while getting ready in the morning. Why in the world did women waste …

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11 May 2005, 21:56 p.m.

Am I The Only One?

Leonard used the word "opportunistic" and I immediately thought "infection."

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11 May 2005, 12:59 p.m.

You Should Know That It Sucks

Things You Should Know by A.M. Homes is very, very depressing. So far, every story I've read has felt like a parody of the "nothing happens" New Yorker style of modern fiction. I now completely …

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11 May 2005, 12:56 p.m.

I Don't Miss Econ - Maybe I Took It Wrong

I haven't been reading enough history. Brad DeLong reminds me why I love history - the whys!

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