Dave Weigel

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Michael Calderone was right!

Posted on June 9th by Dave.
I return to this blog, on a slow-ish day beset by laptop errors, to defend the honor of Michael Calderone. He reported that Matthew Cooper had a "new gig" writing for ...

Yes, There Is An Anvil

Posted on May 18th by Dave.
Matt's commenters are skeptical that the band Anvil, from the amazing documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," are anything more than a hoax. Trust me, they really are a 30-year old ...

Weekend Wrapup

Posted on April 26th by Dave.
I see Catherine Andrews doing these from time to time, and I want to assure the universe that she is not the only hip young urban person who's enjoying these final ...

“Grace of My Heart” (1996)

Posted on April 19th by Dave.
Alison Anders' fourth film was a magnificent failure—one of the best original movie soundtracks of the 1990s hitched to a middling little drama that no one saw. If it seems like a ...

Buck Hammond, 1921-2009

Posted on April 6th by Dave.
My grandfather died this morning. I'll have more to say about this later.

I’ve Been Busy

Posted on March 23rd by Dave.

Shorter Chicago Tribune

Posted on March 21st by Dave.
Barack Obama makes an average of one gaffe every two months. Time for impeachment? That's my snark, folks, although I am tempted to add that if admitting you buy arugula (which I ...

Watchmen (2009)

Posted on March 7th by Dave.
Before I spoil the ending of Zack Snyder's Watchmen, a movie you probably care about and will probably watch, let me spoil the ending of something you don't care about and probably ...

Great moments in journalism

Posted on March 5th by Dave.
Carol Lee FTW: The president’s teleprompter also elicited some uncomfortable laughter after he announced Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as his choice for Health and Human Services secretary. “Kathy,” Obama said, turning the ...