Author Archives: jsl915@aol.com

Robert Parry at ConsortiumNews confronts the war-mongering reality of the neo-cons who stampeded us into the fraudulent, disastrous and never-ending war on Iraq doing it all over again, fomenting a war with Russia over Ukraine.  They do so by using … Continue reading →

Concerning what real journalism is, Fox doesn’t know and doesn’t care, but still, the kids are willing to teach. They’ve got their video presentation up at BuzzFlash.com.

Scott Timberg’s “Culture Crash,” out from Yale U Press, analyzes yet another crucial subject that the “mainstream” media will hardly ever acknowledge: that is, the way that neo-liberal fundamentalism is destroying art and culture. Aaaon Essif reviews for alternet.org.

Hillary Clinton, who seems to have collected the stupidest circle of advisers in politics today (and that’s saying something), was actually planning to run her campaign with pledges of how much she supports Wall Street and how she’ll work with … Continue reading →

If our already degraded and discredited right-wing Supreme Court majority invalidates Obamacare subsidies, Marshall affirms that would be a decision of “full corruption.” I’ll bet you they go ahead and do it, since they’ve already seen Obama and his spokespeople … Continue reading →

Jon Queally at Common Dreams reacts to two new studies showing how close humanity is to the edge. Why don’t the Democrats expulse the corporate consultants and start challenging the GOP and the “mainstream” media to respond to reality? The … Continue reading →

That would be the apartment tower I see rising on the site of St. Vincent’s Hospital, an indispensable civic institution destroyed due to the grotesquely imbalanced priorities of Bloomberg’s New York City.

Ratmansky’s Paquita reconstruction in Munich looks absolutely gorgeous!

It’s not only the stars who make the show, and it’s certainly not only the stars who get the show onstage. In the new, Winter 2013-14 Ballet Review (fabulous photo of the Bolshoi in Don Q on the cover!) don’t … Continue reading →

New York City Ballet’s Faye Arthurs has a blog,”Thoughts From the Paint,” and she’s invited NYCB colleague Troy Schumacher to describe how he puts it all together prior to  going on stage to dance Candy Cane in The Nutcracker. . … Continue reading →