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Earl Pomerantz is a veteran TV writer. He has a blog. Here he writes about leadership.

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin again

The actual interview this was based on is just as scary.

Metallica Death Magnetic - CD vs. "Guitar Hero" comparison

I bought the new Metallica CD and found it, well, loud. Isn't that good? It is annoying to have to futz with the volume control. And it is annoying to think I might be missing some subtlety.

Tina Fey really does look like Sarah Palin

Marlon Brando vs. John McCain

Joy Division Love will tear us apart New Video BBC version

This is a new video made by Jonathan Beamish. It mixes old performance footage with the 1979 Peel session. Best thing about this version is the acoustic drums.

Cat Power sings "Space Oddity" for some gas guzzling car

How to build a Cathedral, part 13

At the North-East corner of the cathedral they are constructing a Healing Garden for Abuse Survivors. At the center of the garden will be a large piece of basalt, split into three pieces. How to acknowledge the scandal of sexual abuse by priests has been a delicate and contentious issue.

The area around the garden has been temporarily flooded to check the integrity of the concrete. Below you can see the plastic pieces in which the grass is being cultivated.

Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie 1952 Hot House

My trumpet teacher told me not to puff my cheeks out. I should have watched Diz.