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That’s what I tell my mother. (Facetiously, of course!) After all, both of her parents’ long-ago ancestors stepped off the Mayflower. And those Pilgrim/Puritans were a piece of work. We see their legacy in the disturbances of our current culture–the … Continue reading →

Under a barrage of leading, hectoring questioning by GOP representatives who were determined not to allow her to speak or answer even their own highly tendentious, do-you-beat-your-wife railroading, she kept her cool. How is it that the GOP retains any … Continue reading →

That’s what Trump is plying, as he assures us that his wealth makes him independent of big contributors and thus disinterested. Disinterested, as in Michael Bloomberg’s disinterested campaign to enrich his developer friends and turn Manhattan into Monte Carlo? Disinterested, … Continue reading →

petition to protest and perhaps prevent the decapitation and crucifixion of 21-year-old Ali Mohammed al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia. And Saudi Arabia is about to head a U.N. Human Rights Council panel–excuse me??

Since you’ve pre-ordered, I’ll give you a preview. “Are you crazy?” Zubkovskaya said to her. “Do you realize you’re marrying a man five years younger?” (Later, however, Zubkovskaya herself married Kutznetsov, who was six years younger than she.) “Every time … Continue reading →

White/Black Swan Teresa Reichlen’s were regally pulled up today at New York City Ballet.

Imagine me giving free advice to Hillary Clinton, but Mme. Secretary, when the Republicans practice their pit-bull repetitive syndrome about Benghazi why don’t YOU keep asking THEM why they cut funds for embassy security? Why don’t you take the wood … Continue reading →

Yes, that is her saintly visage, circa 1938, on view on those digitized billboards on West 65th Street in the midst of Lincoln Center. She’s poster girl for the Head Shots show at the Performing Arts library. The show’s up … Continue reading →

The used Bentley salesman exploits the ravages and casualties of war to browbeat Britain into supporting escalated war,while giving absolutely not a rat’s ass about the millions of refugees already displaced by war. Britain’s Stop the War Coalition has an … Continue reading →

David Swanson at War is a Crime, laments the unspeakable horror of us selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, where a 21-year-old awaits crucifixion for participation in a pro-Democracy rally. He may or may not be decapitated first. The Pope’s denunciation … Continue reading →