Leonard Cohen, circa 1988: And then there’s Sunday’s election in Berlin in which the Left Party got a plurality of the votes. The party’s campaign modeled itself after that of New York’s Mayor Mamdani. Fancy that [emphasis mine]: In Sunday’s … Continue reading →
As I said, the new AI spam comment generator is very very clever. But this comment gives itself away. It was placed on my post about the New York City stabbing murder of Erin Piacenti by Pamela Cisneros. The AI … Continue reading →
Recently I was thinking about Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, and that led me to the following video. A relatively short portion of it discusses the more general topic of utopian literature versus dystopian literature, and the speaker points out … Continue reading →
Beloved country music star, composer, and actress Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. She lost her husband of 60 years in March of 2025. Her nephew stated: “My family and I have shared a lifetime of beautiful … Continue reading →
This is clearly one of the burning questions of our times, and I’m willing to tackle it: are rhythmic gymnasts tall? They certainly are thin; the quintessential ectomorphs, with elastic limbs and extreme grace. Their lean bodies and long legs … Continue reading →
Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema is currently embroiled in a rather odd – and somewhat archaic – lawsuit. It turns out that Sinema (who was considered the first “out” bisexual senator) had an affair with her bodyguard Matthew Ammel, who was … Continue reading →
Edward Villella used to be the most famous male dancer in the US. He slightly predated Nureyev’s defection and Baryshnikov’s later arrival, and they eclipsed him to a certain extent. But he was quite a star, and I saw him … Continue reading →
Most of you have probably seen the movie “Yankee Doodle Dandy” starring James Cagney as George M. Cohan. I watched it on TV many times as a child, and loved it. A while back I read that Cagney’s stiff-legged dancing … Continue reading →
I’ve been reading and listening to many reviews of the Nolan film The Odyssey. The spread of opinions is extremely wide – everything from a great masterpiece to a piece of horse manure, with plenty in-between. The film is doing … Continue reading →
For a nice palate change, I bring you this biography of Tommy Rall, one of the greatest cinema dancers and a real natural. He also was an excellent singer (even of opera) and painter. Enjoy:
Continue reading →Congress may be about to make Daylight Savings Time the permanent time in the US, rather than shifting back and forth seasonally between Standard and DST. The seasonal shifting is annoying to many people, but the change would pit the … Continue reading →
Singer Bonnie Tyler died at 75 on July 8. She had one of the most distinctive and instantly recognizable voices in pop music, with a rasp (the result of a vocal cord operation) that had the hint of desperation that … Continue reading →