How to take a selfie
Some tips on taking a selfie, especially in a bikini. The main one seems to be to suck in your gut. Suck in your gut—who would have thunk it? But alas, there’s a limit to how much a suck can … Continue reading →
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NY judges ♥ asylum
If you’re an illegal immigrant desirous of being certified a bona fide asylum seeker, go to New York for a hearing.
Continue reading →Maureen Dowd, gameshow aficionado
Remember the 80s game show “Chain Reaction”? I do. I liked it because you had to be a bit clever to play, and it was about words. In case you don’t remember, this might refresh your memory: Maureen Dowd must … Continue reading →
Little is known…
…about the Michael Brown shooting, except that a young and unarmed black man is dead, shot by a policeman, and riots have been going on in response. Was it a case of unjustified police violence, complicated by racism? Or of … Continue reading →
RIP Lauren Bacall
A different kind of death, a different kind of life, but another Hollywood icon is dead: Lauren Bacall at 89. She was a great beauty with even more personality, and her husky voice just accented her allure. As for clips, … Continue reading →
Say hi to the high-low dress
I guess I’m out of touch with fashion, because somehow I missed the advent (or is it the return?) of the high-low dress. Also known as the mullet. Ouch. I was at a wedding recently, and that’s where I noticed … Continue reading →
De Blasio’s New York
As might be expected, the Squeegee Men starting to come back. As is a new variety of panhandler/extortionist, the Sunday Hijacker.
Continue reading →Hillary Clinton: throwing Obama under the bus
Hillary Clinton’s interview with Jeffrey Goldberg features so much criticism of Obama’s foreign policy that the editors of the Weekly Standard have decided to feature lengthy quotes of Hillary’s in an editorial of theirs which is signed, “Hillary Rodham Clinton, … Continue reading →
Robin Williams, RIP
When I first heard the news of Robin Williams’ death I thought it shocking because he was “only” 63. When just a moment later it came out that he probably had killed himself, that was even more shocking. But then, … Continue reading →
What took the coal miners so long?
The coal miners have finally turned on Obama That’s not the mystery. The mystery is why they ever supported him in the first place. He kept many things a secret during his 2008 campaign, but his plan to bankrupt the … Continue reading →
ISIS and “understanding” evil
ISIS is the very personification of evil. But: “We don’t understand real evil, organized evil very well,” said America’s former ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, in an interview with The New York Times. “This is evil incarnate.” “People … Continue reading →
Helicopters on the mountain
Too little, too late. At least for the moment, though, our assistance seems to have actually assisted the Kurds, although Maliki is playing political games and may be digging in and refusing to relinquish power. [NOTE: The title of this … Continue reading →