…much like the others: A waiter at a Texas steakhouse made up the viral story about a customer leaving him a racist note, his employer said Monday. The story gained national attention after Khalil Cavil, a 20-year-old server for Saltgrass … Continue reading →
The other day I was talking to a friend and I mentioned that something was “dropping like flies.” And then I paused to wonder what on earth is the origin of the phrase. After all, it’s not as though we … Continue reading →
Or rather, homophobia is excused and even celebrated by the Times if it’s in the service of anti-Trump propaganda. I already wrote such a long post today on the Trump-Putin news conference and the media storm around it that I’m … Continue reading →
One wouldn’t think it possible that another Hollywood oldster could make Robert De Niro look like a model of restraint, but Peter Fonda has managed that difficult task. Apparently Fonda has since deleted the tweet, but I found it through … Continue reading →
I didn’t know until yesterday that today was the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but of course once I learned it I had to comment on the fashion. To wit, the dress: I happen to like plain, classic, … Continue reading →
Well, not in so many words. But that’s exactly what she’s saying—and in doing so she comes close to calling him “boy” or perhaps “stupid.” Imagine if a white person had said this: “Kanye West is a very creative young … Continue reading →
The brouhaha over the jokes (that should be the “jokes”) at the White House correspondents’ dinner is basically a big yawn. The most interesting part of it is that even some people on the Democratic side of things seem to … Continue reading →
While taking a walk the other day in a suburban area, I passed a yard with a tire swing tied to a large tree branch. Into my head popped a song lyric that goes like this: Life was just a … Continue reading →
Oh-oh. Kanye West, one of the most visible of music superstars, married to media personality Kim Kardashian, has praised political changer Candace Owens (aka “Red Pill Black”; I have written about Owens previously here). The Twitter hordes have descended on … Continue reading →
I didn’t watch Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony yesterday, and I didn’t read a transcript of it, either. But I did read several summaries, and I’m in agreement with what John Hinderaker writes here: Zuckerberg responded by acknowledging”“remarkably, I think”“that Silicon Valley … Continue reading →
I’ve written before about my problem with cartoons. But I have a similar problem with graphics. The other day while working on the new blog site I noticed that my dashboard was one of those streamlined things so popular today—mostly … Continue reading →
I saw this ad on TV the other day and it caught my attention for obvious reasons—the dancing. I think I may have seen a shorter version, but whatever I saw I rather liked it. I didn’t understand what they … Continue reading →