RIP Harold Ramis
Funny, funny guy Harold Ramis has died at 69. I wasn’t a big “Ghostbusters” or “Caddyshack” fan. So sue me. But I’m one of the biggest “Groundhog Day” fans in the world. If Ramis had only helped to provide the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: People of interest
Hillary Clinton’s favorability: a poll result that makes me want to take up drinking
This: A clear majority of Americans, 59%, still view Hillary Clinton favorably a year after she left her post as secretary of state. Clinton’s current rating is noticeably lower than the 64% she averaged while serving in President Barack Obama’s … Continue reading →
Robert Frost on idealists
The following is from a speech Robert Frost gave at Bread Loaf on July 4, 1960 (from the book Robert Frost: A Living Voice, edited by Reginald L. Cook), where he’s describing an encounter with a Boston cab driver: Now … Continue reading →
RIP: Shirley Temple Black
By the time Shirley Temple Black died at 85 last night we had come to take her extraordinary life for granted. Child star? How about: the most popular and unquestionably talented child star ever, who made people happy during the … Continue reading →
Separated at birth?
You know one of them. But probably not the other:
Continue reading →RIP Barry Rubin
This is shocking news: Barry Rubin, professor, author, and PJ Media Middle East editor, died this morning at the age of 64. From Dave Swindle at PJ: For the last least three years, his Rubin Reports blog has served as … Continue reading →
Who is Boehner, who is he?
I’m going to say at the outset that I think John Boehner is a poor leader, and I don’t trust him—either to do what’s right for the Republicans, the conservatives, or for the country. As long ago as December of … Continue reading →
Scarlett Johansson…
…demonstrates cojones. Good for her.
Continue reading →Defending Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Don’t worry folks, I’m not defending her politics. I’m just defending her hair, on behalf of curly-haired women everywhere. First let me establish my bona fides (if my photo on this blog hasn’t done so already): yes, I am a … Continue reading →
Pete Seeger: dead at 94
Ah, I see that Pete Seeger, troubadour of my youth, has died. My feelings about Seeger are mixed, to say the least. First, the bad: he was an activist Communist, and even a Stalinist back in the day. Let’s not … Continue reading →
Robert Frost: a living voice
The following passage is from the book Robert Frost: A Living Voice, edited by Reginald L. Cook. It’s from a talk Frost gave at Bread Loaf in July 27, 1960, when he was in his 80s. He starts by describing … Continue reading →
French kiss—and tell
It used to be that the French were said to be oh so sophisticated. So sophisticated that they shrugged their collective blasé (a French word, after all) shoulders when their leaders had affairs. But at least their leaders could be … Continue reading →