Fairness and the Bristol Stomp
by Walter Brasch Almost all children hear a set of conflicting statements from their parents, relatives, and friends. They’re...
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Blessed Thanksgiving… The Whole Fam-Damily G...
Here in the USA, it is Thanksgiving, a once a year gathering of the clans day, that some say was created when...
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Who Has the Most Hackish Political Commentary?
Salon‘s Alex Pareene is totting up the most notably awful hacks in U.S. political commentary. Based on the title of the series,...
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Jennifer Grey Not Bristol Palin Wins “Dancin...
Uh, oh. By putting up this headline yours truly will be accused of making a political statement. Actually: no. We’ve run two...
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How To Save Society And The Planet Too: A Book Rev...
Ron has had an increasing amount of posts about the coming energy shortages that are going to threaten industrial society. The...
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Unforgettable Woman
Nora Ephron and I met cute. On the first day Lynda Bird Johnson came to work for me at McCalls in 1966, I found Ephron, a reporter for...
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Whatever Happened To…? (Part III)
Air Power The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) or Lightning II, the military’s next-generation fighter designed...
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Has Bristol Palin ruined ‘Dancing with the S...
The debate is raging: Has Bristol Palin ruined ‘Dancing with the Stars’? Is she getting votes not because of her dancing...
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“Sects, Love, and Rock & Roll” &#...
One of my colleagues from the college newspaper, who introduced me to several bands I still listen to, has a hilarious new memoir...
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