I really, really wanted to like this film. And I actually did enjoy all of the components of this movie. It’s a beautifully made film, in fact some of the action sequences are breathtaking. My problem with Superman Returns is, well, Superman. Superman, the comic book hero, the omnipowerful savior just doesn’t feel real or [...]

Looks like St. Pete lawyer Nat Kidder does not believe that women have an advantage in local judicial races (they’ve won 17 of the last 19). Last week, he jumped into the Group 17 race opposite heavyweight — yet still a nice person — Susan Bedinghaus.

Here’s an idea for those Bush-bashing Dixie Chicks, whose summer ticket sales have taken a licking in markets upset with their ranting. Stop whining about your country fans and do what you did in 2004: Give in to your political outrage by following the model of groups like the Dave Matthews Band. Because Dave Matthews [...]

As some of you know, I live next to one of Saint Petersburg’s most treasured natural resources — Crescent Lake Park. I actually have the pleasure of living in an apartment with a 5-window-panel view of the Lake, so I am constantly getting photographs of the beautiful scenes that occur here. As a new feature [...]

The Buzz ruined my day by sharing Katherine Harris’ Top 10 Reasons Katherine Harris Will Beat Bill Nelson. For once, Adam Smith and I are in total agreement: this message is not at all funny. It’s actually kind of scary: Her #4 reason reads, “Katherine Harris is tested by fire.” Um, when. By sitting in [...]

From an email I received: Help us spell out N-O D-R-I-L-L-I-N-G in the sand for an aerial shot, wear an oil barrel costume, help with setting up pictures of oil spills, gathering signatures against offshore oil drilling- please RSVP so I know how many will be there!!! Saturday’s event is coordinated with actions taking place [...]

He’s been such a frequent poster on this blog that I didn’t even notice that Jim Johnson set up his own blog called State of Sunshine. Even if he didn’t offer such compelling commentary, I would have to mention Jim’s site, but since he does add a unique, intelligent voice, it is truly my pleasure [...]

The Supreme Court ruled today that a Vermont law restricting campaign donations and expenditures was unconstitutional. The court said that the law’s limits on how much a candidate could spend violated a landmark 30-year-old ruling equating such spending with free speech and that its limits on donations to a campaign were far too stringent. From [...]

Are endorsements helpful in state legislative races? Of course they are. When one candidate earns a majority of endorsements, like Charles Gerdes has in the Democratic Primary for House District 53, then that has to count for something. Often though, the slate of endorsements are spread out among each of the candidates in a race. [...]

This is not funny: Jon Stewart and his hit Comedy Central cable show may be poisoning democracy. Two political scientists found that young people who watch Stewart’s faux news program, “The Daily Show,” develop cynical views about politics and politicians that could lead them to just say no to voting. That’s particularly dismaying news because [...]