Yes, folks. It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time of year. Again. Christmas, Chanukah, and whatever other holiday might suit your diverse fancies are all coming up sooner than you think. So I’m encouraging you to feel their hot … Continue reading →
Larry Tribe, Harvard law professor, made a very weird (or is it wierd?) suggestion on Twitter: Trump [had] tweeted: The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words. Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, … Continue reading →
Salena Zito notes that it hasn’t gotten much press: Last weekend in Beijing, as part of his 12-day trip to Asia, President Trump announced that the US and China had signed an $83.7 billion memorandum of understanding to create a … Continue reading →
…here’s a thread for it. His crimes were exceptionally vile. Just about anyone who was alive at that time—1969—remembers. I read the book Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi when it first came out, and it was horrific to even read … Continue reading →
…and by “the Bush I type” I mean the fanny-grope during the photo-op. So now we have a new accusation against Al Franken by a woman named Lindsay Menz: According to Menz, she attended the Minnesota State Fair with her … Continue reading →
A while back we had a discussion of popular and/or highly-thought-of books of the past that we’ve never heard of, and that don’t seem all that great if we try to tackle them now. Well, I recently came across The … Continue reading →
Like just about everyone else, I’ve been mulling over the allegations (some ancient, some quite new) against Bill Clinton, Clarence Thomas, Roman Polanski, Harvey Weinstein, Anthony Weiner, Bill O’Reilly, Donald Trump, Roy Moore, Al Franken, et alia. It would take … Continue reading →
This.
Continue reading →You may have noticed that posting is a bit light today. That’s because I spent a while at the eye doctor’s, learning what I already knew—that my cataracts (particularly in my left eye) are progressing nicely—if you like cataracts, which … Continue reading →
We could all use some of that, right? This dog’s master had been away for three months, and this is their reunion:
Continue reading →…on the current madness of crowds. [Hat tip: commenter “CV.”
Continue reading →Nobody seems too sure. But as best I can piece together (from articles such as this and this, for example), here’s the story. Mugabe’s previous supporters have turned on him, and that’s what turned the tide. Those in charge of … Continue reading →