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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

June 4, 2025 · 1 Comment

A LOT OF BRITISH CARS—WITH TALES TO TELL    PART 2

YESTERDAY WE SELECTED MEMORABLE BRIT CARS from Classic & Sports Car magazine’s A-Z of Cars: 1947–1970. Here in Part 2 we continue with tales of a Ginetta drive, a Jewett-enhanced … Continue reading

June 3, 2025 · 2 Comments

A LOT OF BRITISH CARS—WITH TALES TO TELL   PART 1

BACK IN 1986, THE BRIT CLASSIC & SPORTS CAR magazine published an impressive book of post-war automotive history.  A-Z of Cars, 1945-1970, by Michael Sedgwick and Mark Gillies, Bay View … Continue reading

June 2, 2025 · 2 Comments

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

June 1, 2025 · 1 Comment

“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

May 31, 2025 · Leave a comment

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

May 30, 2025 · 4 Comments

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

May 29, 2025 · 3 Comments

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

May 28, 2025 · 1 Comment

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

May 27, 2025 · Leave a comment