Lee Siegel

I have a confession to make. For years, I earned a living - or a sort of living - writing negative book reviews.

'Hotel Rwanda' is an American product, not a Rwandan one, made primarily for American audiences.

Oprah's aspiration to inspire her audience with hope - elaborated on her TV show, in her magazine, and on her website - is hardly ignoble.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.

I use computers and the Internet every day of my life, and yet I have absolutely no idea how they work. I'm like a labrador watching 'The Matrix.'

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.