RIP David Bowie
Most people seem to be reacting to the news of the death of David Bowie at 69 with shock. I had the same feeling, too. I think it was because he had just put out a new album to great … Continue reading →
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Actor Sean Penn takes on a new role: reporter
I guess when you play tough guys long enough you start thinking you’re tough yourself, or yearning to be tough yourself. Or maybe your regular life—even though it involves living and working among glamorous people and being very very rich—isn’t … Continue reading →
I just found this extraordinary dancer: Evgenia Obraztsova
I haven’t really kept up with the Bolshoi and other Russian dancers during the last decade or so, but YouTube has allowed me to start remedying that condition. In the past, I’ve often talked about how the quality of balletic … Continue reading →
In latest Fox poll, almost everyone beats Hillary
For the moment, anyway. Yes, yes, I know that polls at this point don’t matter much, if at all. But they still interest me, because they’re the best we’ve got. They can also tell us something about trends, and the … Continue reading →
The clash of opposing progressive causes: which will win out, feminism or PC protection of Muslim refugees?
The recent sexual gropings in the New Year’s Eve crowds in various European capitals, apparently perpetrated by gangs of Muslim men on local women, have thrown Europe’s progressives into turmoil. They are being presented with the dilemma of choosing between … Continue reading →
The Founders and Islam
There’s been a discussion in the comments section about the attitude of the Founders towards Islam, and how it relates to freedom of religion, and I thought I’d add some background. At the outset, when the principles of freedom of … Continue reading →
New Year’s Eve sexual assaults in Finland, too
Helsinki has had some problems much like Cologne’s, but not quite as widespread: Asylum seekers who met in central Helsinki to celebrate New Years’s Eve “had similar plans” to commit sexual assault and other crimes as those who targeted women … Continue reading →
This should be considered a smoking gun—but will it be?
It’s early in this story, so there might be some extenuating circumstances we don’t know about yet— But with that caveat, this should be big, big news: In [an email] thread from June 2011, Hillary exchanges e-mails with Jake Sullivan, … Continue reading →
I love love love…
…this story, in which two young people who met when one donated a portion of his liver to the other ended up falling in love and are engaged to marry. There’s a video at the link, but it can’t be … Continue reading →
The making of “The Making of a Murderer”
I haven’t seen the Netflix series “The Making of a Murderer,” and I probably won’t—too time-consuming. But I’m familiar with a lot of criminal cases where the convicted person has been exonerated, including cases in which eyewitness testimony turns out … Continue reading →
Some of the candidates “not sure” whether Ted Cruz is a natural-born citizen
Fancy that; nice of them to be so concerned. Here’s Trump—only for Ted’s own good, of course: Donald Trump wants Ted Cruz to go before a judge to “immediately, like tomorrow” to determine whether or not he is a “natural … Continue reading →
Some un-PC events in Cologne
The Guardian is a leftist British paper, and so I was surprised to see its straightforward report on mobs of “men largely of Arab and north African appearance” attacking women in Cologne, Germany on New Year’s Eve: German police are … Continue reading →