I don’t think this is actually child abuse. Of course, Brangelina would say it is merely the mark of having well-traveled and open-minded children: According to E! News, the actress’ boys discovered their love for crickets on a recent trip … Continue reading →
And what’s this “reality” of which we speak? It appears to be the “reality” that he has no intention of acting on those “lofty ideals” right now because not everybody agrees with him. I guess today isn’t the moment when … Continue reading →
Well, we do, of course. But we cared about Benghazi and this administration’s role in it even before Hillary Clinton testified, which finally happened today. I submit that most people care in certain ways. Those who like Clinton probably see … Continue reading →
…bloody cold in New England today. I knew it before I even glanced at the weather report. How did I know? Well, it got quite warm in my place. When it gets really really cold outside, even though I keep … Continue reading →
For all you Knopfler fans, and for all you soon-to-be Knopfler fans (the only two kinds of people in the world), let’s take a walk down Telegraph Road: Here are the lyrics, which are worth perusal all by themselves: A … Continue reading →
…but it’s not such a big deal, although my saying that may surprise you. First of all, let me state that I have disagreed, and continue to disagree, in the strongest possible terms with Obama’s actual foreign policy, which can … Continue reading →
I still haven’t listened to Obama’s inaugural speech; don’t plan to. I’ve mentioned several times before that I don’t like speeches in general, unless they’re by Churchill or Lincoln (I guess Patrick Henry could sneak in there, too). And Obama’s … Continue reading →
…Michele Bachmann? Bachmann, like Palin, has been relentlessly attacked and has become somewhat of a laughingstock. She does have a certain tendency to go off in ways that seem overblown and even absurd, but that doesn’t mean she’s stupid, and … Continue reading →
Or is he just pretending to be, and assuming we are? Perhaps it’s a meaningless question, because it actually doesn’t matter in practical terms. But since I’m interested in what makes people tick, I still ask it. What am I … Continue reading →
I didn’t. Yesterday a friend asked me about it and I said, “Why punish myself?” Then I realized that was rather combative, because after all she’s a big Obama fan, so I softened it by adding that I almost never … Continue reading →
On one of the recent art threads, commenter “Smock Puppet” offered a link to a sculpture by Rodin entitled “She who Used to Be the Beautiful Heaulmiere”: The sculpture ‘Celle qui fut la belle heaulmié¨re’ is also known as ‘The … Continue reading →
[NOTE: There was a great deal of interesting back and forth in the comments section here about how art has developed over the centuries, and what our greater ability to create lifelike representational art means. That’s what sparked this post.] … Continue reading →