John Oliver devoted his latest episode to an examination of the Republican Party. It’s even worse than you probably thought.
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Losing One’s Virginity
Biblical scholars believe that, based on internal evidence, the Gospel of Mark was the first of the four gospels to be written. Mark does not contain a nativity story; it begins the saga of Jesus with his baptism by John the Baptist and then his adoption by a voice from heaven: At that time Jesus … Continue reading Losing One’s Virginity
Supporting Ukraine
The Metropolitan Opera has remained steadfast in its support of Ukraine ever since Russia attacked, even going so far as firing several Russian artists because of their ties to Putin. After the current Republican in the White House signed another deal with Russia for oil, the Met’s General Manager Peter Gelb reaffirmed that support for … Continue reading Supporting Ukraine
Skydance or Limbo?
I have not been a fan of Larry Ellison’s ever since I was forced to work with his Oracle database software back in the day. But that’s another story, one that I may or may not get around to telling sometime. In recent years Larry Ellison has been a big booster of the current Republican … Continue reading Skydance or Limbo?
The RFK Jr. Lament
Randy has a new one based on a Frank Loesser song from Guys and Dolls.
Making Board Games Great Again
This comes via This Week in Freudenfreude. It seems some enterprising Canadian teenagers have created a game called American Dictator. I can’t imagine where they might have gotten the idea. It’s rather like Monopoly but with some interesting differences. The board is in the shape of a (the?) pentagon. For example, take a look at … Continue reading Making Board Games Great Again
Early Birds
I know that I promised myself not to pay too much attention to the election, because as someone (Sondheim) once wrote, “If you have no expectations, You can never have a disappointment.” But this country has such a damned long election cycle, and I’m such an impatient kind of guy, I can’t seem to help … Continue reading Early Birds
Three Cases
There are a bunch of cases coming before the Supremes of which I find three in particular to be very interesting on their merits. Of course, I have opinions on them. First up is Jouppi v. Alaska: In 2012 a pilot named Kenneth Jouppi contracted to fly a passenger from Fairbanks to Beaver, Alaska, which … Continue reading Three Cases
Nancy, Reversals, and Pepper
A mixed bag today. First up is a new limited podcast about Nancy Pelosi called The Speaker: Trailblazer. Lightning rod. First woman Speaker of the House. Nancy Pelosi never intended to run for office — but in 1987, a twist of fate thrust her into San Francisco’s political arena. In Congress, she seized power and … Continue reading Nancy, Reversals, and Pepper