The headline reads “interim [Libyan] ruler unveils more radical than expected plans for Islamic law.” There’s that word again: expected. But those who thought they knew what to expect in Libya were either arrogant or daft, or both. And one … Continue reading →
…Syrian-born Abdulfattah “John” Jandali, because his father had bragged that he’d met Jobs in his restaurant, and that Jobs was a good tipper. This things were apparently not untrue, mind you: the two men apparently had met briefly in the … Continue reading →
Sort of, anyway. In this article Artur Davis, former Democratic Congressman from the 7th District of Alabama and an African-American, recognizes that voter ID laws can be good and are not inherently racist when well-drafted. So, better late than never, … Continue reading →
First there was Maya Plisetskaya at eighty. Then the other day I came across some recent photos of the dancers Carmen De Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder. I’d completely forgotten about them—although I saw both perform long ago—and to be honest … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I thought it might be a good time to republish this. I’ve revised it a bit, since in its original manifestation the references were to Bush as the object of the trash talk. But other than that, it’s still … Continue reading →
…NIMBY: “They are defecating on our doorsteps,” said Catherine Hughes, who lives one block from Zuccotti Park, according to the New York Post. “A lot of people are very frustrated. A lot of people are concerned about the safety of … Continue reading →
It’s hard to escape the grisly death photos and videos of Gaddafi. A flamboyant figure who was photographed often during his long and very public life, his well-earned enemies have made sure that his death has been especially well-documented, too. … Continue reading →
Here are the five emptiest cities in American today. Anyone know why these particular ones (I’m busy today and don’t have time right now to do the research)? Were they especially overbuilt in terms of housing during the go-go years? … Continue reading →
Herman Cain is the Republican frontrunner for now among Iowa’s voters: A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Iowa caucus-goers shows that Cain is in front with 28% followed by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney at 21%. One Republican … Continue reading →
We’re getting conflicting reports, but something seems to be going on in Libya with Gaddafi. He appears to have been either captured or killed: National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters earlier that Gaddafi was captured and wounded … Continue reading →
Unpunctuated but inquiring spambot minds want to know: is that chocolate rain from the background
Continue reading →I call my 97-year-old mother every couple of days. We talk, but the talks have a certain ritual quality. They nearly always begin with her asking me, “How are you and where are you?” Then they segue into old reliable, … Continue reading →