What is it about Olivia Hussey, who played Juliet about fifty years ago in Zefferilli’s movie version of the classic? Here’s a video that features photos of Hussey when young and her daughter at a similar age (it can’t be … Continue reading →
And humid. Ugh! Until now we’ve had a really good summer, though. The extreme heat is supposed to let up on Monday. ADDENDUM: I just saw this article on the wonderful invention of air conditioning. Today I am especially thankful … Continue reading →
On this blog we’ve talked many times about the Gramscian march, the slow and steady and dedicated work of the left on the hearts and minds of Americans. This work has borne tremendous fruit, and may have reached a critical … Continue reading →
Observational nutritional studies are inherently unreliable. I think that’s rather obvious. And most nutritional studies are observational. So we have this situation: …[N]utrition research critics, such as John Ioannidis of Stanford University…point out that observational nutrition studies are essentially just … Continue reading →
Los Angeles is experiencing an increase in its rat population: At a press conference at Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday, DeMaio there were two particular reasons behind the rodent explosion. “First, the homeless population increase, which provides a source … Continue reading →
Iran appears to have seized a British tanker. This is a relatively recent story, so go there for updates. A Whitehall source told the Telegraph of the Stena Impero: “It does look like it has been hijacked. Ships don’t follow … Continue reading →
They (we’re primarily talking about Pelosi here, but I doubt she was alone in her decision) didn’t have to do it. After all, they started out either ignoring them or belittling them. But they chose to defend them in response … Continue reading →
Scherie Murray, a Republican challenging AOC for her House seat, almost certainly doesn’t have a chance of winning a district with so few Republican voters. But Murray is a very impressive candidate, and if AOC keeps on the path she’s … Continue reading →
Commenter “Cornhead,” aka Dave Begley, reports on his blog about Joe Biden’s recent Iowa appearance.
Continue reading →Even though I wrote an earlier post today about the allegations that Ilhad Omar is guilty of multiple legal violations, including marrying her brother in order to commit immigration fraud, this article at PJ by David Steinberg on Omar deserves … Continue reading →
I’ve been following the ongoing reports about that question at Powerline for at least a year, but I’ve not focused on it before because it seems to me it’s been very much up in the air. Things have heated up … Continue reading →
…much more often than previously thought: Researchers watched footage and coded the nature of the conflict, the number of direct participants in it, and the number of bystanders. Bystanders were defined as intervening if they attempted a variety of acts, … Continue reading →