Peter Martins has been accused of sexual harassment in his capacity as long-time director of the New York City Ballet and teacher at the company school. Martins has headed the company since the death of its founder George Balanchine in … Continue reading →
Just now: My new tires, purchased for a pretty penny and reputed to be all-weather tires that are good in snow, managed to climb the hill that had defeated their worn-out predecessors.
Continue reading →Today’s appears to be a report that Trump watches TV 4 hours a day or more, according to the trustworthy insider informants at the NY Times. And this, despite the fact that he claims he doesn’t watch much TV: The … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] It’s getting closer! Chanukah begins Tuesday evening. Christmas is only two and a half weeks away—yikes! Please use my Amazon portal for your holiday gifts. Clicking on the Amazon widget on the right sidebar is the best way … Continue reading →
It’s hard to keep up with this sort of thing: Correction: This story has been corrected to say the date of the email was September 14, 2016, not September 4, 2016. The story also changed the headline and removed a … Continue reading →
Many fires have been raging throughout California, and they have destroyed a large number of homes already and continue to threaten others. You can read a lot of coverage (with maps) here, if you’re interested in the details. Some of … Continue reading →
This should send a chill down your spine. It’s the Wisconsin Attorney General’s report on the Wisconsin John Doe investigations, which I covered earlier here. Everything we already knew about the abuse of power that went on during these fishing … Continue reading →
…add some notes underneath that inscription in the yearbook. That link is to a story on ABC based on a recent interview with Beverly Young Nelson, Moore’s accuser. The article is long, and the news about the additions by Nelson … Continue reading →
Yesterday I called former FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok a “vast and beckoning mystery.” That, he remains. But today I’ll offer a few thoughts about him nevertheless, based on what we do know (or think we know). Some of this … Continue reading →
A new study indicates that—at least in white Brits—losing a significant amount of weight can put Type 2 (used to be known as “adult onset” although it’s not completely limited to adults) diabetes into remission: A clinical trial involving almost … Continue reading →
It’s difficult to escape the sense that Al Franken is resigning under pressure from the Democratic Party due to their hopes that they can occupy the sexual assault high ground vis a vis Roy Moore, and also expunge the ghosts … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I had said earlier today that I’d be writing a post about Strzok and one about Trump and Jerusalem. That turned out to be a case of biting off much more than I can chew at the moment. This … Continue reading →