Friday, 02/01/02

Columnists: I just discovered Andrew Tobias. He turned up in Maureen Dowd's lovely commentary on John Ashcroft's nutty decision to veil the semi-nude statues symbolizing Justice and Law in the RFK building, and in case anything ever happens to Paul Krugman, I now have a backup source for left-leaning articles about tax policy.

Meanwhile, Jon Carroll has gone on an unexpected and unannounced hiatus. His page at the Chronicle says flatly, "Jon Carroll is taking some days off. His column will return", but it's just text clumsily pasted into the page, not at all the Chronicle's usual style for vacation notices, which appear like article headlines and usually say exactly when the writer's coming back. I hope everything's okay.

Also, Andre Torrez is writing again, and Tom Tomorrow's started posting short-form commentary. Check out paratrooper Barbie. Is the lipstick too much? 11:46AM «

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