[See UPDATE below.] I had never seen this statue before. But I noticed it in a photo taken at the site of the terrorist attack yesterday: Churchill’s expression is apropos, I think. I doubt he’d be the least bit pleased … Continue reading →
Before I regretfully leave the inaugural fashions behind, let me note that a great many people wrote that Melania’s day outfit channeled Jackie Kennedy. I have a small quibble, very small. But it’s that it wasn’t just Jackie at the … Continue reading →
What a long strange trip it’s been. Eight years of speeches that I mostly haven’t listened to; I read them instead. And I certainly didn’t listen to Obama’s farewell speech tonight. I relied on others to do it for me. … Continue reading →
The death of Fidel Castro has further exposed the long slow drift of the West towards leaders who lean so far left they are unable to tell the truth about a man who was—as Trump put it—“a brutal dictator who … Continue reading →
I find George Bush’s continuing dedication to painting to be quite fascinating. I like his paintings and think he’s improved since he began. Now he seems to be concentrating on portraiture; this is what an art critic has to say: … Continue reading →
And gets into trouble for it. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I gave some fashion advice to the new First Lady, Michelle Obama. I thought she’d look good in a dress on the order of … Continue reading →
You’ve probably noticed that a lot of people are writing what looks like post-mortems for the Trump campaign when there are still about three weeks left. Trump himself is even doing it, albeit in a sort of backwards way, in … Continue reading →
A lot of people consider that nearly any time a person brings up any sort of Hitler comparison, it invalidates the argument. Just as an example, we had a series of comments on this blog the other day that occurred … Continue reading →
More Tolstoy! Just can’t get enough of that Tolstoy!! Seriously, though, I came across something extraordinary yesterday. It’s a recording of Tolstoy himself reading an English translation of a book of quotations from other writers (The Thoughts of Wise Men, … Continue reading →
Leo Tolstoy lived from 1828 to 1910, and was probably just as famous for his political and religious/social beliefs as he was for his writing (maybe even more so). Tolstoy was a Titan of energy and creativity who later in … Continue reading →
The day after his address at the close of the RNC, Trump decided to tear into Ted Cruz and to repeat some of his most scurrilous and over-the-top accusations (some couched in the form of “questions”) against Cruz and his … Continue reading →
The topic of Juanita Broaddrick’s rape accusation against Bill Clinton has come up again this campaign season, a result of Donald Trump bringing it up in an interview with Sean Hannity. Although anyone who reads this blog regularly knows I … Continue reading →