Stories for April 2003

April 30, 2003

The Prodigal Son Returns

It was our first post-9/11 family airplane holiday: a “prodigal son returns” sort of trip to the city of my birth. I hadn’t been back to Los Angeles since my father’s funeral—almost 3 years ago. Way too long to…


April 26, 2003

Freedom of Expression Proof of Purchase

I’ve been following the saga of outspoken Natalie Maines and the Dixie Chicks. Freedom of Expression is a hobby of mine. So I was particularly interested in Thursday’s 20/20 Primetime interview with the trio by Diane Sawyer. That same day,…


April 10, 2003

And Now for the News

Every morning I wake up earlier than I need to in order to give myself some quiet time with the morning paper. For the last two days, though, the Post hasn’t come until I was just about ready to…


April 6, 2003

McLuhan: Live and in Real Time

The War: Live and in real time… Anderson Cooper CNN Anchor In 1991, at the outbreak of Gulf War I, I sat riveted to my television. Live green visions of Baghdad, tracer bullets emanating from both ground and sky,…