Gavelwrench Fishfire | A Blog

1986. This year is important for two reasons. The first reason being I was born *confetti burst*!!!!! And the second being that Congress managed to pass the most comprehensive overhaul of America’s tax code in its history.

I try to explain the competing allegiances of being a journalist and being an employee of the U.S. government.

Without reading the GQ article with John Edwards’ mistress, I think it’s clear from this really fascinating video why those two make such a good couple.  I don’t even mean that in a facetious way. Just that I’ve never seen two people less self-aware and oblivious to their vapidity. She doesn’t say a word during [...]

Between Haiti and Massachusetts’ new centerfold Senator, I guess you could say we’ve definitively entered a world where anything bad that can happen, will. I have been struggling for the past week to make sense of mother earth.  Why she shakes, storms and devastates at whim. A lot of the Haiti coverage has focused on [...]

First, play this: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] You either think this is A) the eerie sound of a new era of fiscal responsibility and transparent government or  B) the most titillating title sequence known to mankind, belonging to ABC’s Lost, which premiers its fifth season tonight. Both would be correct. The picture [...]

As this election season draws to a close, my one hope for America is that people stop having their patriotism questioned, particularly by members of the Republican party (see: Hayes, Palin, Bachmann). I hope that if you don’t mind paying taxes to help those less fortunate (not to mention fund your collapsing roads, bridges and [...]

You’re all in for a treat: I can now embed video! (At least video from a Web site, not from my own files.) Today’s film will be a lovely Cold War-era short titled “Duck and Cover,” starring Burt the Turtle. I had my history class today; we were shown “Red Nightmare,” “How To Spot a [...]