FINDING HUMOR IN HISSY FITS PART 2
THIS STARTED WITH SEEKING HUMOR in reports of the asinine Trump/Musk hissy fits exchanged on their respective social media. We continue in Part 2 with more of Aishvarya Kavi’s article, … Continue reading
FINDING HUMOR IN HISSY FITS PART 1
THE RECENT BAD BEHAVIOR BETWEEN two problematic middle-school mentalities has been an embarrassment to us all. Yet what else is there to do but laugh? Here, in Parts 1 and … Continue reading
TRUMP’S—AND OUR—LEGAL MATTERS PART 2
THIS HAS BEEN EVOLVING RESEARCH: It began with my reading a fine article in Fulcrum, “The Legal Costs and Risks of Trump’s 328 Lawsuits.” Then my research led in several … Continue reading
TRUMP’S—AND OUR—LEGAL MATTERS PART 1
STEVE CORBIN REPORTS IN THE FULCRUM, May 21, 2025, “As of May 1—101 days into the Trump 2.0 administration— the highly credible Bloomberg News reported over 328 lawsuits have been … Continue reading
RFK JR.’S EVIL ASININE INEPT NONSENSE
FORGET FOR THE MOMENT ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.’s brain worm, his hiding a bear carcass in Central Park, his toting a whale head atop his car, and even his cod … Continue reading
“MISTER RADIO’S” CRIME CLASSICS
ELLIOTT LEWIS WAS AN EXTREMELY PROLIFIC actor, writer, producer, and director on radio and television. During the Golden Age of Radio (roughly, the 1930s through the 1950s), his versatility earned … Continue reading
WOOLWORTH’S LUNCH COUNTER IN HISTORY PART 2
YESTERDAY WE CELEBRATED FOUR COLLEGE STUDENTS who wanted nothing more than cups of coffee. These brave young men were part of the civil rights movement, an era that’s on-going to … Continue reading
WOOLWORTH’S LUNCH COUNTER IN HISTORY PART 1
FRANK WINFIELD WOOLWORTH CREATED MERCHANDIZING innovation in 1879 when his store in New York City sold lots of stuff for a nickel or a dime. “Five-and-tens,” F.W. Woolworth’s became known. … Continue reading
THE REPUBLICANS’ SCAM—COMING ALL OUR WAY
SNEAKED-IN TWEAKS OF THE DOMESTIC POLICY BILL Republicans recently passed in the House seem insignificant to its more visible consequences (the latter, for example, some 13.7 million people losing health … Continue reading
BARBIE’S HEELS AND FLATS
AT THE RISK OF UTTERING THE TRUMP-DREADED WORD “DIVERSITY,” here’s an academic report on “Flat out Fabulous: How Barbie’s Foot Posture and Occupations Have Changed Over the Decades, and the … Continue reading
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