How long will it be before Jeff Jarvis writes some woefully over-the-top diatribe about September 11, the idea the WTC site is hallowed ground, and honoring the dead due to this op-ed?

I shouldn’t be hateful like that.  At first, I came down on the same side as Jarvis, but over time it became obvious that the Drawing Center was penalized for daring to be…well…daring and controversial in the exhibits they chose to present.  I tried to see the side of Jarvis and the families of the those who died on September 11, but after awhile it just started to sound hypocritical.  Anyone who visits Jarvis’ site knows he is always taking up for Howard Stern, always going after the FCC’s witch hunt against what they, and the rightwing nuts who control them, think is objectionable content.  Yet, this is not the case with the Drawing Center.  What’s the difference?  September 11 and the idea that the WTC site is hallowed ground.

Here’s why I disagree.  I want the WTC site to be a beacon for America in all its forms:  capitalism, architecture, and yes art.  I seriously doubt I would like anything the Drawing Center presented to the pubic as art, but then I have very poor taste in that area.  Jarvis will be the first say the public should decide what is objectionable content on TV, on radio, and on the Internet.  Shouldn’t they also have that same right with the Drawing Center?  I guess we’ll have to see once they get a new home; a new home away from the World Trade Center.

***BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SPOILERS***

These first two episode of Battlestar Galactica’s season 2.5 have just been fanastic; some of the best dramatic writing and acting on television.  Last night’s episode, "Resurrection Ship, Part 2" was the conclusion to a story arc that began with the return of Admiral Cain and the Battlestar Pegasus.  At the end of the previous episode Captain Adama ordered Starbuck to kill Admiral Cain, while at the same time Cain ordered one of her men to do the same to Adama.

What follows is an epic battle between the Cylons and the Colonial Fleet with the Fleet coming out on top.  In between Apollo nearly dies after the Blackbird is destroyed, Adama and Cain decide against killing each other, and Dr. Baltar let’s Gina loose.  In the end, it’s Gina who kills Admiral Cain.  Rightly so, in my opinion, when you consider what Admiral Cain allowed her crew to do to Gina — not the least of which was rape and beatings. 

It’s the ending I found most interesting.  Of course, Colonel Fisk assumes command of the Pegasus and gives a glowing speech about the now deceased Admiral Cain. It was the speech given by Starbuck that was the most interesting.  In a nutshell she basically says the fleet would have been better off had Admiral Cain lived and continued to command.  Of course, she doesn’t know the whole story of what all Cain did, but it was still an interesting step for the character considering the daughter-like love she has for Adama.

Once again, I find myself annoyed with the direction the writers have taken with Apollo.  They have weakened him so much that he’s no longer interesting.  I hope this changes as the season progresses.