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Proust in The Captive: “Time was when a stage manager would spend hundreds of thousands of francs to begem with real emeralds the throne upon which a great actress would play the part of an empress. The Russian ballet has … Continue reading →

It’s positively astounding how many public figures have lost their last shred of dignity and ostensible integrity after being roped in by Trump to participate in/defend his web of criminality and deceit. Prime example is Alan Dershowitz, who claims that … Continue reading →

Trump has no understanding or respect for American democracy, as he continues to insist that his office invests him with the authority to interfere with a  Department of Justice investigation.

The Boy-Charlatan works his usual both-sides-of-the-mouth waffle, professing undying belief in the importance of a free, fact-based media, while doing everything he can to undermine it. In The Atlantic, Adrienne La France exposes Zuckerberg’s hypocrisy.

When are the Democrats going to call out the Republicans the way that pastor John Pavlovitz calls out Sarah Huckabee Sanders? “Maybe your Jesus is good with deporting immigrants. Maybe your Jesus celebrates the poor staying poor. Maybe your Jesus … Continue reading →

Looks like what was leaked was a cheat sheet sent directly from the Trump camp to that “fake news” media that only bothers Trump when it tells the truth.

Of course she was on Fox and Friends–they love war criminals who lie our country into disastrous wars. Rice, of course, has no problem with Bolton/Trump’s determination to withdraw from the Iran deal–somewhere in her twisted psyche there must be … Continue reading →

He’s actively and pre-emptively working to sabotage Korean denuclearization. Gareth Porter at Truthdig describes the samo tactics of the apparently incorrigible Bolton.

Alessandro Bussa’s  The Creative Destruction of New York City: Engineering the City for the Elite.

Strawberry blonde next to ebony is striking. And so it proved at the Saturday matinee two-days-ago Four Temperaments at New York City Ballet, when Olivia Boisson and Lars Nelson danced the First Theme. They made their debuts in this during … Continue reading →