There are tons of songs about dancing, for obvious reasons. But that’s not the subject matter of this post – songs about dance for the sake of dance. This is about songs that use dance as a larger metaphor for … Continue reading →
Recently commenter “Selfy” linked to this article and offered the following quote from it: Mr. Rigney echoes this critique of systemic racism but reserves most of his ire for feminism, which he blames for many of empathy’s ills. Because women … Continue reading →
First there was rejoicing when a United Healthcare CEO was murdered in cold blood. Then there was celebration at the murder of a young Jewish couple. Now some leftists are applauding the act of killing little children in a Catholic … Continue reading →
The Democrats’ message that violent crime isn’t bad in Washington DC is a prime example of what Milan Kundera called “imagology.” I’ve written about imagology before; it’s one of the earliest themes on this blog, with my first post on … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Commenter “AesopFan.”] Here’s an astounding encounter with AI, by a writer who asked it to evaluate some of her essays. It offered glowing evaluations, but the writer discovered at some point that it had some of the details … Continue reading →
Quite grumpy indeed – according to this Quinnipiac poll, anyway. Majority approval of something, anything? Faggetaboutit. They don’t much like Trump or anything he’s doing, they don’t like Democrats, they don’t like Republicans. Close to 50% would like a third … Continue reading →
We are getting more information on the victims of the Texas flash flood. It’s almost indescribably sad to see their photos and read their stories, including those of so many young girls. Many of the victims at the camp were … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repost of an essay I wrote a few days after Gerard died. Also, he left instructions to close his blog two years after his death. I plan to do that in a few weeks. Meanwhile, I’m … Continue reading →
I was in high school when I first read a Russian novel; it was Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The book immediately grabbed my attention – here was something to really sink my teeth into, something that dealt with the Big … Continue reading →
Commenter “Brian E” notes: I hope our perceptions of age become skewed, otherwise I’m going crazy. I’ve found myself seeing people that look exactly like the ones I knew from 30-40 years ago. Only it’s not them. I’ve had to … Continue reading →
This election has generated so much to think about that it could serve as subject matter for posts for years. And yes, books will be written about it – although not by me. So I’ll just start tackling topic after … Continue reading →
I have zero idea what will happen tomorrow – or even how long it will take to name a president-elect. But when I think about the possibility of a Harris win I get more frightened than I ever have been … Continue reading →