The Popularity Contest

• On Hot Gay Statues: How Seriously Does the United States Lag in this Important Indicator of National Well-Being?
• On the Opinion Page: March 9, 2008
• On Hot Gay Statues: Chicago Makes Late-Breaking Bid for the Gold
• On the Inclination To Abandon Emile Zola and The New York Times Magazine
• On an Encounter in Rock Creek Park
• On What You Need To Know About Tristan if You've Ever Loved My Bloody Valentine or What You Need To Know About My Bloody Valentine if You've Ever Loved Tristan
• On Orchids
• On the George Washington Bud Project: The Blues
• On the George Washington Bridge Project: Mind Games
• On the George Washington Bridge Project: Death, Cruelty and Fiction