Others have mused about the purpose of this newsgroup, and you can find a few answers here, but since Laura's show is all about her, it stands to reason that Artd-l would be all about, well, us. And she brings up petty, irrelevant crap all the time, so we can, too. (Yes, there's a charter. I don't know whats in it. Ask Dr. Tim. Or see the FAQ.) But we're funny.