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 →
[NOTE: The following is a slightly edited version of an old post.] On Halloween I’ve often noticed that, when kids came to the door, they seem to grab the little packets of candy corn first. That doesn’t surprise me, since … Continue reading →
I hate, hate, hate the new YouTube format. I am not alone in this, although plenty of people like it as well. You may not have noticed it, but it happened a few days ago. It happens now and then—you’ve … Continue reading →
Nope, I wasn’t at Woodstock—one of the only members of my generation who wasn’t, to hear most them tell it. And I don’t romanticize the 60s and look back on them nostalgically, although many people my age do. I think … Continue reading →