First: How is it that Donald Trump has not responded to rapper Eminem’s scathing video beat down of the administration, in which he told his fans that if they were supporters of the Pumpkin-in-Chief, they should stop following buying his music? It was a rare non-response (which has become as much a tea leaf …
What happened last night in Vegas is unspeakable. So of course Sean Hannity spoke. “This is no time to politicize the tragedy,” he belched on Fox. What insanity this? He then went on a rant against the “liberal media,” who would surely try to make this a political hot potato. Do you not already …
(photo by The Washington Examiner) bait-and-switch noun the action (generally illegal) of advertising goods that are an apparent bargain, with the intention of substituting inferior or more expensive goods. “a bait-and-switch scheme” The term was first used in 1962, to describe an ascending advertising strategy. Ad folks also coined the term “Mad Men,” one of …
Among the nosy and intrusive questions I like to ask strangers (and there are many — questions) is: “What’s your favorite guilty pleasure TV?” Granted, it’s a stupid question, as the answer itself requests stupidity. But the answer is usually fascinating. TV is nothing if not an expensive mirror, at least of our subconscious. …
I accidentally deleted all my email this weekend. I think I know what happened. I’m such a goddamned minimalist that the lifestyle caught up with me. And when I say lifestyle, I mean neurosis. Anything that sits in my garage for six month without being used is unnecessary, I reason. Same with my closets: …
And the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.” — Genesis 6:7
If complaining is an art, I am Picasso. If it’s bullshittery, I am Ferdinand. So please excuse my latest deposit, whatever its contents. I can’t help myself. But why the oxygen-depleted approach to Hurricane Harvey when it comes to a connection with global warming? Has this somehow become a political issue, too? Last night, …
Don’t take this the wrong way (Don’t you love sentences that start that way? They state something that’s already pre-ordained: “Don’t take this the wrong way” means “You’re about to take this the wrong way;” “Nothing personal” means “You are about to hear something personal;” “No offense” means “You are about to be offended;” …
