June 11th, 2008
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0 commentsThe Last Undercover
June 11th, 2008
A few years ago, totally by chance, I befriended a fellow named Bob Hamer. Hamer was career FBI, a long-time special agent at the Bureau (from the days when crime was more important than terrorism), who specialized in undercover work.
But Hamer wasn’t just your garden-variety undercover (if there is such a thing): He was a serious stud, and something of a legend in the Bureau. He infiltrated the Mexican mafia, the Russian mafia. One of his great accomplishments was the years-long infiltration of NAMBLA, the somewhat famous gay pedophile group. Among other accolades, Hamer was given the Director’s Award for Special Service, an honor which they don’t hand out every day at the Hoover Building.
All of this is wind-up to explain that Bob Hamer is a real American hero. And now that he’s retired, he’s written a book about some of his exploits. Called The Last Undercover, it’s a fantastic piece of work and I can’t recommend it highly enough.
The only bad news is that it won’t hit stores until September. In the meantime, you can visit Hamer’s website, which has some sample chapters and other goodies. But I just wanted to put The Last Undercover on your radar because it, like its author, is the real deal.
0 commentsGallows Humor
June 11th, 2008
From a buddy in Baghdad:
Chirstmas Ape Redux
June 10th, 2008
After the Post axed the Christmas Ape, blogger Simon Owens took it upon himself to do a survey of newspaper editors to take their temperature on employee blogging. His results might surprise you.
0 commentsDept. of Inevitability
June 9th, 2008
This isn’t meant to be flip but as a semi-serious question: If someone had asked you last Thursday to rank the following three events in terms of increasing inevitability, how would you have put them?
* Big Brown wins the Belmont.
* Lakers win the NBA Finals.
* Obama wins the White House.
Just a thought.
0 commentsInside The Matrix
June 6th, 2008
Coco Crisp says, “Now stop trying to hit me and hit me!”
(Watch his move in the first 10 seconds.)
0 commentsAuteur Nation
June 3rd, 2008
Now you can direct your own short film for only $250. You just bring your script, wardrobe, and checkbook, and this new service provides the set, camera, lighting, and actors.
Look, it’s art and I’m not judging.
0 commentsDon't be saucy with me, Béarnaise.
May 30th, 2008
First it’s Dick Martin. Now it’s Harvey Korman, who died Thursday at the age of 81. A bit too blooper-obsessed on the Carol Burnett Show (as everyone else was), Korman excelled in Mel Brooks’s History of the World: Part I, Blazing Saddles, and High Anxiety. He basically mastered the art of sniveling.
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