March 24, 2003

Yo, Adrien!: His win was the most thrilling moment I've had in almost 30 years of Oscar viewing.


March 23, 2003

Wait - you're supposed to love thy neighbor, not pile snow in front of his driveway
I've waited long enough: it's time to post my top Oscar picks:

Picture: Should win - Chicago; Will win: Chicago
Actor: Should win - Adrian Brody; Will win: Daniel Day-Lewis
Actress: Should win - Julianne Moore; Will win - Renee Zellweger
Supporting Actor: Should win - Chris Cooper; Will win - John C. Reilly
Supporting Actress: Should win: Meryl Streep; Will win - Catherine Zeta-Jones
Director: Should win: Rob Marshall; Will win: Rob Marshall
Adapted Screenplay: Should win: Adaptation; Will win: The Hours
Original Screenplay: Should win: Far From Heaven; Will win: Far From Heaven

March 20, 2003

I've been tuning into the BBC , which my local PSB station (KBDI) has been running on-stop. While they are slower to report new developments, and seem to rely a lot on Reuters and others, there is something comforting about listening to newpeople whom I don't know simply reporting the facts. And the fact that there are no US-centric assumptions, and certainly no jingoism, doesn't hurt eitehr.
FoxNews is leading the pack in war coverage, IMHO. They are breaking news - reports of oil fires, new scud attackes, caution about the Saddam video tape. Shep Smith did a wonderfully even-handed job of straight "we report, you decide." Who knew Dan Rather would start to grow on me after all these years? I find myself tuning in to him more and more, and to Peter Jennings less and less. Dan makes up for the teadiousness of his quirky, homespun colloqualisms with strong, clear reporting. I noticed this first after the shuttle disaster in January. Peter, on the other hand, seems so flip sometimes, and hardly unbiased in his commentary. And why does a great reporter like ABC's John McWethy seem to be relying on general knowledge, when CSB's guy at the Pentagon, David Martin keeps sharing new, breaking information each time Dan turns to him in his tiny cubicle?

March 19, 2003

The snow continues to fall for the second day in a row, and they're saying it will continue until tomorrow. I guess we need the moisture - but boy, this snow sure is heavy! Here's what the house looks like: