EAST/WEST GERMAN DECRIMINALIZATION, DANIEL DEFOE’S PILLORYING, AND THE MISUNDERSTOOD MOLE
MY FREQUENT VISITS TO LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS are encouraged by a simple truism: Its writing is so blessedly good! Even to the literary quality of its readers. Here are … Continue reading
GLADLY NAMED GUILLAIN-BARRÉ
YOU GET MY GIST: Gladly (also a strabismus ursine) must I bear the onslaught of Guillain-Barré syndrome. This malady is described by Mayo Clinic as “a condition in which the … Continue reading
O Canada/Ô Canada—Quelle Merde De Trump! Part 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1 WE BEGAN ANALYZING THE BREAKDOWN of Trump’s dealings with our best friend Canada. We continue today with more of the same as reported by The New … Continue reading
O Canada/Ô Canada—Quelle Merde De Trump! Part 1
ONCE AGAIN, TRUMP’S INEPT DEAL-MAKING transforms him and his sycophants into an embarrassment in the world community. The Supreme Court has already ruled that his diplomacy-by-tariff exceeds statutory authority, even … Continue reading
WHAT ARE ALL THOSE PEOPLE DOING ON THE OPERA STAGE?
“CHORUS LINES” IS THE WELL-WROUGHT TITLE for Rupert Christiansen and Henrietta Bredin’s article in Opera With Opera News, September 2026. Here are tidbits gleaned from this informative piece. The Pounds … Continue reading
CONSEQUENCES OF A.I. SYCOPHANCY
MERRIAM-WEBSTER DEFINES “SYCOPHANCY” as “obsequious flattery.” Also, M-W notes that “obsequious” is “marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness,” aka known in vulgar circles as “ass-kissing,” coincidentally another of M-W … Continue reading
THRICE-WED GWENDA, THRICE-CITED PASHA, AND MARGARET THATCHER’S SECTION 28 PART 2
YESTERDAY, AN R&T TALE FROM 1961 GOT ME RESEARCHING GWENDA JANSON STEWART HAWKES NÉE GLUBB. We continue in Part 2 today with, among other adventures, Gwenda marrying Hawkes and, years … Continue reading
A THRICE-WED GWENDA, A THRICE-CITED PASHA, AND MARGARET THATCHER’S LGBTQ ATTACK PART 1
GEEZ, IS EVERYTHING CONNECTED? Even a 1961 colloquium at Worcester Poly? So there I was, recently leafing through the 1981 R&T bound volume and encountering “First Ladies: Trend Setters of … Continue reading
MERRIAM-WEBSTER; TIME TRAVELER PART 2
YESTERDAY WE BEGAN ETYMOLOGICAL TIME TRAVEL encouraged by Merriam-Webster. Today in Part 2, we continue with my second and third categories, “Now You Know” and “Er… Ah…” of its examples … Continue reading
MERRIAM-WEBSTER TIME TRAVELER PART 1
MY USUAL ONLINE DICTIONARY, MERRIAM-WEBSTER, has a new feature: Its Time Traveler. “The First Known Date,” M-W describes, “will appear in one of three styles: For the Old English period (700-1099), … Continue reading
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