Ladies cycling, 1899
The long skirts (and the corsets) couldn’t have made it easy: The sound was added later. As one YouTube commenter said: “Sexy. I think I saw some ankle.”
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Democrats and NeverTrumpers can’t wholly abandon the collusion narrative, it’s too useful
“Useful?” you might ask. “What do you mean, useful? It makes them look crazy and desperate.” I don’t think they’re crazy, and I think they only look that way to the right and maybe to some moderates/independents but far from … Continue reading →
Sri Lanka massacre: the victims who must not be named, the likely perpetrators who must not be named
Any specific news that actually exists regarding the perpetrators of the deadly Easter Day bombings in Sri Lanka points here: The government has blamed a little-known local jihadist group, National Thowheed Jamath, although no-one has yet admitted carrying out the … Continue reading →
Happy Easter!
Have a wonderful holiday!
Continue reading →Gwen Verdon: the greatest show dancer of them all
There’s a new TV series out entitled “Fosse/Verdon,” that follows the lives and times of Broadway choreographer/director/dancer Bob Fosse and Broadway dancer (and choreographic collaborator) Gwen Verdon, who were husband and wife and had a tumultuous relationship. It’s not as … Continue reading →
The Mueller report’s second half: special counsels and political documents
One of the many problems with the Mueller report is that it is not evenhanded, nor is it meant to be. I found the following description in a comment at National Review and it’s quite apt: Mueller’s report is essentially … Continue reading →
Jeffrey Toobin and guiding perceptions: guilt by emotion
It’s not the Onion. Not the Babylon Bee. It’s just Jeffrey Toobin, Harvard Law graduate and legal analyst for CNN, giving us the benefit of his Deep Thoughts from a Deep Mind: Happy people don't obstruct justice. Trump's frustration at … Continue reading →
On Passover and liberty
[The following is a slightly edited repeat of a previous post.] Tonight is the beginning of the Jewish holiday Passover. In recent years whenever I’ve attended a Seder, I’ve been impressed by the fact that Passover is a religious holiday … Continue reading →
Good Friday and the first night of Passover
Together again.
Continue reading →In Bangladesh, #MeToo can get a woman killed
This is a terrible, sickening story: Dozens of protesters gathered in Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka on Friday to demand justice for an 18-year-old woman who died after being set on fire for refusing to drop sexual harassment charges against her … Continue reading →
This headline promised more than it delivered
The headline reads: “Snakes force Liberian President George Weah out of office.” So I wondered was it snakes, as in the Liberian version of Nancy Pelosi or Robert Mueller or Adam Schiff? And office, as in the presidency? No: Press … Continue reading →
The Mueller Report, the persistence of Russiagate, and the conspiracy theory phenomenon
The reactions to the Mueller Report on the part of the press and the Democrats have been exactly as expected—ignoring collusion and focusing on supposed obstruction—and Mueller gave them plenty of red meat to energize them in their continued campaign. … Continue reading →