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History prof Eric Weitz writes at CommonDreams: “Weimar Germany did not collapse under the weight of its various crises. It was actively destroyed by a conservative elite – noble landowners, high-level state officials, businessmen, army officers – that chose to … Continue reading →

the Democrats have any political chops they can muster up–a big “if” if ever there was one–they will hang around the neck of the GOP its seditious and unconstitutional collusion re: the Supreme Court nominee. Democrats-in-name-only take a gander at … Continue reading →

In our society, you’re no longer an elitist if you’re a billionaire demanding cuts to the $15,000 per year Social Security benefits of retired wait staff– No, what now generally gets you called an elitist is having cultural interests that … Continue reading →

Matt Taibbi at Rolling Stone writes about the ludicrous sight of the same GOP shills and pols who sold GW Bush’s ignorance and incompetence to the public as ASSETS now suddenly foaming with outrage over Trump. Bush led to Trump–Taibbi … Continue reading →

As in “Take a look.” Oxford’s put up a slideshow on Osipenko.

Marvin handed me an advance copy of the new, Spring 2016 Ballet Review, and man, is it a doozie! If this doesn’t have something to satisfy every kinetic palate, I don’t know what could.

Locke’s comment to me about Nancy R was so unflattering that I think I’ll skip it– let’s just stay with Locke’s characterization of her as a hypocrite. . .

You know, I wasn’t going to say anything about Nancy Reagan, but the bi-partisan snow job going on now, led of course by Hillary Clinton’s revolting and absurd paean to the Reagans’ non-existent AIDS advocacy, really makes me want to … Continue reading →

Someone in publishing was asking me that the other day. The entertainment biz still doesn’t get it: the thing to do is not to laboriously try to imitate her inimitable Alabama/New York/London accent or the timbre of her voice as … Continue reading →

Those words are painted on the 16th street facade of ex-Stuyvesant High School, now home to no fewer than three separate schools. Stuy is an alma mater of mine, and I always walk by it entertaining a backward glance in … Continue reading →