Email Author John Powers

2004 Stories by John Powers

• Desperadoes

  published October 5, 2004

  Halfway into last Sunday night's episode of ABC's campy Desperate Housewives—which had the trained ecstatics at Entertainment... More >>

• Kitty Galore

  published September 14, 2004

  How dare such a vulgarian impinge on sacred journalistic turf! Being every bit as low-minded as the next media whore, I raced through Kitty... More >>

• The Day of the Jackals

  published August 31, 2004

  "These are dark times," declared MSNBC's Joe Scarborough during last week's Republican convention. I knew what he meant. After all, we live in an... More >>

• Jingo Bells

  published August 17, 2004

  Like millions of Americans, my wife and I watched raptly as Paul Hamm battled back from his calamitous tumble to heroically win, er, be mistakenly... More >>

• Shovin' It

  published July 27, 2004

  The bitterest sniping in Boston last week involved no politicians. It was a catfight among the members of CNN's Capital Gang. Flashing... More >>

• Big Number Two

  published July 13, 2004

  Campaigning in Michigan for the Bush-Cheney ticket last Friday, John McCain introduced the next speaker as a man of "resolve, experience,... More >>