Why they hate our freedom... in this case, 'they' being the right

A good article in the Times on the why of the healthcare reform debate.

The cure for the Sunday night blues

I watched Chungking Express tonight, embarrassing to admit it's the first Wong Kar-Wai film that I sat down and watched all the way through. It is so charming and lovely, featuring among other things a very young and very handsome Tony Leung, (pictured here) in his underwear, giving his stuffed animals and his kitchen dishrag pep talks.