Spenser is smart, witty, compassionate and very strong. I like to think I'm all of those things.

Re: Retirement Party at Libby's House - Bring your notes for a planned bonfire

I must have missed something. I thought I had a pretty good understanding of civil rights, through reading, interviews, visiting civil rights museums, etc. For a white guy who did not live through the civil rights march I thought I had a pretty good handle on what the civil rights …

To: Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times From: A news junkie/former newspaper reporter Re: Improvements I have been pretty critical of The New York Times since I started writing this media analysis column. In “Adapt or Be Left Behind”, I criticized your newspaper for its inept handling …

The book suggests it's different to most in the mystery genre because the first two adult characters encountered are lesbian.

The Coalition of Republican Aggressive Propagandists (CRAP) is pleased to announce its winners for the 2005 award.

There are few writers who can be as consistently bizarre as Carl Hiaasen. Kinky Friedman, though, is such a man.

Have We Come A Long Way Since Rosa Parks Sat Down?

This is progress, but you still have a long ways to go to get the Times credibility back.

Westlake remains a gem