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Potemkin: the Odessa steps scene
The movie Potemkin came up in the comments recently. It’s a film I recall seeing when I was in college or grad school, shown by one of those film societies that specialized in famous old films. Potemkin qualifies as both … Continue reading →
Pelosi walks the tightrope on Mamdani and El-Sayed
Shorter version of what Pelosi said: Mamdani and El-Sayed are awful and they are wrong on Israel. But be sure to vote for them anyway. Excerpt: [Interviewer] “When you say Israel doesn’t have the right to be a Jewish state, … Continue reading →
The Polish conflict seems to be about control of the nation’s high court
I’m not any sort of expert on Polish politics, so I’m relying on newspaper stories to fill me in. It’s not easy to sort out, but here’s a summary: A long-running political dispute over the Constitutional Tribunal has effectively paralysed … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/31/2026
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Continue reading →I wouldn’t want Bari Weiss’s job
Which is fortunate, because it will never be offered to me. But what a thankless task, to tell biased leftist “journalists” they need to cover an important story that reflects poorly on Democrats: CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss faced “significant … Continue reading →
Did the Israeli Arab parties commit election fraud?
See this (it’s a translation from the Hebrew, so attempts to embed it end up with a Hebrew version). Here’s what it says in English [my emphasis]: Likud: The elections in the State of Israel were stolen by Arab parties … Continue reading →
RIP Patrick Stewart
Actor Patrick Stewart has died at 86, “after a brief battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body dementia.” Terrible diseases both. Stewart had a commanding presence (he was Caption Jean-Luc Picard, after all) and a sonorous voice. His career was … Continue reading →
It’s candy corn day
[NOTE: This post is a slightly-edited repeat of a post.] No, I didn’t make it up. It really is National Candy Corn Day, the day “the nation celebrates its favorite vegetable.” No doubt all of my readers, being unusually well-informed … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/30/2026
Could this be the most common method for living past 100?
It’s rather grotesque. And who would have thought this practice would be popular in Japan, of all places?: Fraud is rampant everywhere, it seems: In 2010, welfare officials in Tokyo tried to visit Sogen Kato, a local man living in … Continue reading →
Another changer heard from – plus, poll of Jewish voters
For this woman and former Democrat, who had believed Obama would be a fabulous president, it was Obamacare that started her political change experience. Does the following sound familiar?: Changing your political beliefs is not easy. It’s especially difficult when … Continue reading →