Many Democrats in Congress are finally expressing their rage at Obama, an anger been growing for quite some time and seems to have reached a (temporary?) head with the tax cut compromise. Major Democratic donors are not happy either; some … Continue reading →
It’s the 30th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon, and for the occasion, Rolling Stone has released the full text of an interview he gave three days before he died. It contains these ironic words: These critics with the … Continue reading →
I was looking at a wonderful book I own, Paintings of New England, when I noticed this work by Thomas Hart Benton: It’s of Martha’s Vineyard, a place Benton regularly summered, and a spot I’ve visited on occasion. Benton is … Continue reading →
Many of you may have already encountered this 2008 remark by Valerie Jarrett about Obama: “I think Barack knew that he had God-given talents that were extraordinary. He knows exactly how smart he is. ”¦ He knows how perceptive he … Continue reading →
…the hypocritical Sally Quinn. Although from the looks of things, it seems Quinn had already self-skewered. The whole thing’s about the burning topic of ethics and “Dancing With the Stars:” who should have won, and what constitutes cheating in the … Continue reading →
I’d read a bit about the TV show “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” before. But I’d never watched it. Last night I was doing some idle channel surfing, and I happened across the program. The impression I got from it of Palin … Continue reading →
I love those YouTube morph things. Here’s one that features Hollywood actors. When I first watched it, I noticed that—even though I’m not a huge moviegoer—I still recognized the majority (although not all) of the actors. During the video, my … Continue reading →
For those of you who read and enjoyed last Saturday’s post on tap dancing, and especially the clips of the Nicholas Brothers, here are some additional nuggets of interest: (1) The brothers were the children of vaudevillians, and never had … Continue reading →
Let’s take our minds off politics for a while, shall we? Here’s a video of the fleet-footed, technically adept, incredibly klutzy and profoundly uninteresting (to me) Savion Glover, giant of tap dancing for the last couple of decades: And here … Continue reading →
Even the left appears to have fallen out of love with Obama, and wonders how and why it all went wrong. Read as Tom Junod tries to puzzle it out in Esquire: Though many Americans didn’t know very much about … Continue reading →
Busy day today! I’ve got a new piece up at RightNetwork, a little change of pace from the election. It’s about the TLC program “Sister Wives,” a reality show that features a Utah man and his four wives. To whet … Continue reading →
Sometimes I need a break from all this politics (like right now!), and one of the things I turn to is dance. Most often ballet. Specifically, certain dancers of my youth, who now, to my joy, are readily available for … Continue reading →