Gang-Rape Cover-Up by U.S., Halliburton/KBR

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=3977702&page=1

h/t Isaac

http://parabasis.typepad.com/

nice Obama article

I have to say, with the exception of his health care plan, he's
looking more and more attractive.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/opinion/10cohen.html?em&ex=1197522000&en=1245b0f7b143f0d7&ei=5087%0A

Al Gore's Nobel speech

http://blog.algore.com/2007/12/nobel_prize_acceptance_speech.html

wga strike

http://www.televisionunplugged.blogspot.com/

Going after the producers through the advertisers.

What you can do

Stop Bush's war on the poor. Isaac tells us how to help.

http://parabasis.typepad.com/blog/2007/12/five-things-you.html

what's going on

So I broke out in hives this time last week, dosed myself with benadryl, went to the doctor who dosed me with something stronger. So I've been unable to write or drink alcohol or do anything fun all week. On top of that I had to have blood drawn, which as many of you know sometimes causes me to vomit or faint. (not this time, happily but it wasn't fun) Yesterday the doctor called me with a report from my blood test on what I'm allergic to. Basically everything. I am "highly allergic" to clams, corn, soybeans, wheat, peanuts, walnuts, and scallops. I am also allergic to shrimp, codfish, eggwhites and have a slight allergy to milk. On top of the allergies I already have to chicken and turkey which if ingested makes it hard for me to breathe, I'm not looking forward to a life of flourless brownies and never being able to buy sandwiches at a store or eat bread at a restaurant. never mind that I can't have a freaking peanut butter and jelly sandwich anymore. Or cornbread. But I have an allergist appointment on Monday and hopefully they will tell me with better accuracy what I can and can't eat. And hopefully I'll be able to write this weekend. In other news, it looks as though Food For Fish will be performed at a college in Michigan and a college in North Dakota this spring. And Deflowering Waldo will be done in Wisconsin around the same time.

nytheater steps up

http://www.indietheater.org/blog/archives/169

Support off-off theater

I’m taking Matt Freeman’s lead. Along with the worthy places he mentions that you may want to support this holiday season, please consider giving a small (or large) donation to an exciting new company I’ve been getting to know recently, Flux Theatre Ensemble. They did a reading of mine last weekend and I was overwhelmed by their generosity and talent. I have also been taking part in their Sunday workshops which are always a blast. Their new season is exciting and ambitious, with a fantastic play by Gus Schulenburg called Other Bodies which I'm extremely impressed with. Also my favorite Shakespeare play, Midsummer and a trilogy of Johnna Adams plays in rep. Both Gus and Johnna are the real deal. And I hear good things about Shakespeare. You can read more about them here and here. Give to them here. Oh, and please feel free to leave notes on your favorite charities in the comments section.