Pizza Hut , Baskin Robbins, and Hollywood's Biggest Night
March 24, 2002

They will talk about it as the Year of the African-American. Halle wins, Denzel wins, Whoopi hosts. Sydney Poitier gets a tribute. Before that -- that comes at the end -- I am sitting in the living room with... more

I Promise This Will Get Better When I Hit the Road
March 20, 2002

I leave a week from Monday. So hang on. This blog will improve markedly when things actually start happening. These days, I just wake up too early with a sweaty chest and one leg tangled in the sheets, wondering what... more

Celebrity Sightings!
March 14, 2002

A Complete List of Famous People I Have Seen at SXSW: Tony Shalhoub (of Wings fame) Texas Governor Rick Perry actor/model/filmmaker Donovan Leitch documentarian Albert Maysles They Might Be Giants Famous People Who Are at SXSW But Whom I Have... more

Best of SXSW Film 02
March 11, 2002

I am probably in a chilly movie theatre, maybe packed and maybe painfully empty, and I am sitting in one of the following positions: slumped way down with my feet up on the chair in front of me or sitting... more

Can't Take a (Backhanded) Compliment
March 08, 2002

I am standing in line to get a badge for this conference, this conference in Austin that I will be "covering" as a freelance writer for 'The Weekly Cynical,' when I see a former colleague. "Hey," he says. "Hey," I... more

Man, Look at Those Archives!
March 06, 2002

Sarahhepola is proud to announce that the archives are finally working. You should check them out. It's fun. The archives are divided by months, which can be a little intimidating, especially in those months like February, when you'd think I... more