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THAT DIRTY OLD MITCH
So Sen. McConnell’s considering his place in history, is he? It’s on the slag heap. McConnell destroyed bipartisanship in the Senate, stole a Supreme Court seat, rammed through a Supreme Court justice he knew was a perjurer and a likely … Continue reading
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TRUMP THINKS THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS ARE THE “RADICAL LEFT”
A majority of Americans oppose Trump holding the country hostage and have no patience with his fantasy wall and the fraudulent premises on which he’s trying to get it psuedo-funded.
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DIAGHILEV UNDERSTOOD
repressive inertia. In his last letter, published by Ballet Review in 2004, written to his final protege Igor Markevitch in 1929, he wrote: “One must have patience and be something of a philosopher in life to see beyond the obstacles that … Continue reading
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NO, MR. TRUMP
It’s you who’ve lost all credibility. P.S. You never had any.
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A BEVY OF BALANCHINE BALLERINAS
will be hosted by Jacques d’Amboise at the National Dance Institute February 4.
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WHO’S THAT AGAIN?
Who again is that tubercular woman howling in the street at the end of Crime and Punishment? That’s what Trump and his retinue have turned into.
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SEN. McCONNELL WAS HIDING UNDER A DESK
That’s how you deal with swine like Mitch McConnell: The empowered women of the House wanted to present McConnell with a letter demanding that he let the Senate reopen government–and the Majority Leader took it on the lam. The folks … Continue reading
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HOGWASH FROM AMAZON
They’ve actually sent out a flier telling us to call Speaker Johnson and tell him we support their 3+ billion dollar boondoggle. I will call Speaker Johnson’s office and tell them what Amazon mailed me and how adamantly opposed to … Continue reading
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PAT McBRIDE LOUSADA
Balanchine was furious when she left NYCB to get married in 1950. She was younger than I am now when I interviewed her in 1983; she seemed like a senior historical figure. Not that she was monolithic in any way–she … Continue reading
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BRUCE WESLEY BOYCE
I’m used to walking through the courtyard and usually seeing his light on. It’s not on anymore. Here’s Michael Rovner’s obituary of Bruce in the West View News.
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