Maybe it’s come down to this: choosing a President is now mostly about style rather than substance. Obama is cool. That’s the real link with Kennedy, who was exceptionally cool but in a very sophisticated way. Bill Clinton was sort … Continue reading →
Okay, so I watch “American Idol.” So sue me. I see it as a brief weekly escape from our drab, wretched lives, a la Michelle Obama. I see it as a continuing soap opera with music, although the sort of … Continue reading →
Have you ever noticed that there are fashions in voices? In the past five years or so I’ve noticed the extreme proliferation of a high-pitched little-girl cutesy voice in women in their late teens and early twenties. Since it spread … Continue reading →
….including the Fifth: Jello has long been a highly advertised food, although I’m not sure why. Perhaps it’s because it has no intrinsic food value whatsoever. One possibility is that whatever is lacks in nutrition it makes up for in … Continue reading →
In my continuing quest to bring you the best of the jello molds, here’s a 50s twofer to help you while away those leisure hours spent without the cocktail parties and get-togethers of yesteryear: It combines two crazes whose decline … Continue reading →
Yesterday was Mayday. But, moving right along, tomorrow is Shutdown Day, the holiday during which we’re advised to take a holiday from our computers, televisions, and other electronic communication gadgetry. Don’t know if I will. I was about to say … Continue reading →
From my own encounters with the French legal system and the cause of freedom of speech in France, I ought not to be the least bit surprised at the news that Brigette Bardot faces charges of inciting racial hatred against … Continue reading →
For those of you who’ve been anxiously awaiting my “American Idol” updates this year (are you out there, anyone?), I actually have been watching the show (shh, don’t tell!) and plan to post something when the time feels right. All … Continue reading →
Ah, Paul! You shoulda known better with a girl like Heather. But he didn’t. And it ended up in court, with Heather saying, “If this was love, you gotta give me MORE, give me MORE…” The judge didn’t agree,
Continue reading →‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the ”˜sphere Bloggers were glad to see Christmas draw near. Their laptops were turned off and all put away The bloggers were swearing to take off … Continue reading →
I (heart) my iPod. Regular readers of this blog know I’m not the most technologically advanced of people. But although I may be slow on the uptake, I did finally join the trend a few months ago when I became … Continue reading →
…underwear. Maybe they should rename it, though. Apparently, underwear isn’t so very “under” any more. It’s come out of the closet, as it were, according to the NY Times, which reports that “showing off your lingerie has become very much … Continue reading →