Open thread 10/18/22
Here’s Ken Berry doing the best Fred Astaire imitation I’ve ever seen, including his mannerisms and walk. Come to think of it, though, I’ve never seen another Fred Astaire imitation:
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The Gramscian march through arts institutions – and arts funding
Some years ago – perhaps ten? – I pretty much stopped going to art museums. Most of the exhibits were no longer of art I wanted to see, and even the ones that seemed promising turned out to be an … Continue reading →
Monday roundup
(1) No-filter Joe strikes again and insults Pakistan. Diplomats in the region have to clean up the mess: Pakistani officials said Saturday they had summoned the US ambassador to the country following recent comments made by President Joe Biden that … Continue reading →
Another detransitioner speaks
This young Canadian woman tells the story of how easy it was for her to get drug and surgical treatment to transition at a very young age. It not really an unusual tale, either, and it shows the degree to … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/17/22
Compare and contrast: three women dance ballet to classical music
The other day the following little ballet to music by Beethoven, set on three women, appeared in my YouTube recommendations. And so I watched it. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t much like it: too static, very “on the … Continue reading →
Walker and Warnock had a debate last night
Expectations were low for Walker, who’s not known for nimble speech. Apparently he way exceeded expectations, at least according to observers on the right (see this and this, for example, including some clips as well). The way CNN covered the … Continue reading →
Russian leaders: intelligence officials all the way down
If true, this article on the Russian leadership is certainly depressing. I have no way to know whether it’s true, but my gut feeling is that it is. It makes some interesting points, for example that the reason the Russian … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/15/22
The Danchenko trial: on framing Trump, on exonerating Hunter
There is a lot of reportage (on the right, anyway) about some of the revelations in the Danchenko trial. I’ve been meaning to write a post about that. But one of the problems is that the legal issues in the … Continue reading →
Inflation, recession: “unexpectedly”
The economic news is grim, and often described as worse than expected. But for anyone who spends time purchasing groceries – just to take one near-universal example – it’s not really a surprise of any sort. For example: Prices consumers … Continue reading →
Is this the Democrats’ next move in their pro-transgender, anti-parent crusade?
So reasonable: A Virginia Democrat lawmaker says she will introduce legislation to have parents criminally prosecuted if they do not “affirm” their child as transgender. Teachers and social workers would report parents to Child Protective Services under the bill envisioned … Continue reading →