You were saved from having luggage stolen from your rental car after its window were broken out.

"Second stoop stair" is a very nice description. My mind sees a Brownstone, but probably marble?

Edddington has too many moving parts that the director can't bring into synch, and the ending is a mess that takes way too long to conclude.

Questioning God's omnipotence and omniscience is so cutting edge. I need to rush out and purchase this book!

Little Nicky was good.

That was a really good read. I knew it was late 70s because Canadiens, but had to look it up. I should also know (but don't) the tape size of that thing on the floor, since I was interning at a corporate television (Bell Telephone) department in 1979. I suppose it's 3/4 inch.

As it turns out, I said you should stick to stories about shopping bags first, and you responded by saying I'm a defender of pedophiles. Gee, wonder which statement is more unconscionable. Anyway, as evidence that I'm a misogynist, you claim I called one politician, Kamala Harris, "dumb," which is sketchy logic. You also claim it's because I said Trump's not an "adjudicated rapist," which is true because he was held liable for "sexual abuse," not rape. A quick Google search will clarify this for most people, but not you. As I recall, you also claimed Trump was "convicted" of rape, when in civil court there are no convictions.

Review my comments again. See if I told you to stick to articles about shopping bags "after" you said I defended a pedophile, thus associating me with such a heinous crime. We'll start there. And it's decided - I won't have you write my obituary! Such a bizarre comment.

I have just reviewed your comments on this website. Across time you have commented in disparaging, insulting and definitely bullying ways in primarily only my articles in a way that can absolutely be accurately described as bullying. Misogyny is in evidence in your numerous disparaging comments against me (“stick to writing about shopping bags” etc) as a woman journalist on this site across time, referring to Kamala Harris as “dumb,” and mostly in your vehement defense against my correct (and sourced) use of the term “adjudicated rapist” for Trump, which led to my assumption you support him. Again, a reminder you wouldn’t have to call me any names if you simply didn’t read my work. Curious whether people come to your work and harass you for the job you’re doing? It’s just pointless and unnecessary. “Comment troll” just doesn’t seem like a very productive or rewarding hobby for your future obituary.

For all the craftmanship, the movie sympathizes with a bunch of absolute, utter assholes, and that left a sour taste in my mouth as well. Travis? Giga-asshole. Jane? Asshole. Heck, the doctor? Asshole. Walt is the only adult character who's not a complete monster, and he amounts to little more than a MacGuffin.

You can't even apologize without more unjustified name-calling. I assume you'd agree that if you, a journalist, call me a misogynist then you can back it up with at least one solid piece of evidence. So I challenge you to do so. If you do not do this - you can't, because there's no evidence - then you're not a journalist. You're mostly a name-caller, because that's all you have.

While it does not excuse your repeated bullying and misogyny, I misunderstood an earlier defense of Trump/Fox News you made in a comment to constitute support, so I do apologize. No one should have to be characterized as a supporter of his who is not. I’m sorry. Now I can simply dislike you for being a comment troll. I have been writing about my life for over 30 years, it’s what I do. Might I suggest, if you don’t like it, to simply not read it.

You might be correct. At the end of each alphabetic section there was a capital letter ("V" for example) that included all the bands that didn't have their own section. The Velvet Underground bin I referred to may have been the "V" section.

You can follow all these people in one digest https://newrightpoast.substack.com/

a fun read here! but i'm assuming this is historical fiction(?), mainly cuz - as someone who spent countless hours in record stores during the 80's - i can assure you there never would have been a Velvet Underground "bin". Yes, there was a Velvet Underground section at most 80's record stores (sometimes even a section labeled 'Lou Reed/Velvet Underground'), but no top 40-influenced store or corporate mall record shop chain store open during the 80's would ever have an entire box on the sales floor filled with all VU records

According to Mr.Hotchkiss one of the main remedies to address the Canadian forest fires is ” Real emissions targets backed by enforceable policy”. This of course means a carbon tax and a mandated shift to more expensive alternative energy sources. Both of these policies would put a disproportionate financial burden on lower and middle income households which are the segments of society that are least capable of absorbing the added energy costs. This approach has been tried in Germany and elsewhere in Europe with disastrous results and creating the crises of ‘Energy Poverty’ where a significant portion of the populace can’t afford to pay their skyrocketing energy utility bills... If these carbon taxes and transition to more expensive alternative energy sources were implemented in Canada and the U.S as Mr.Hotchkiss recommends what actual effect will they have on global temperatures, climate change and forest fires? China alone emits well over twice the amount of carbon as the U.S and Canada combined with China emitting dramatically more carbon year to year over the past decade plus where as the U.S and Canada have reduced their carbon emissions year over year during that same time period. {See link} https://www.statista.com/statistics/270499/co2-emissions-in-selected-countries/.... Mr.Hotchkiss in his analysis conveniently leaves out China, India, Russia and and the many countries who’s carbon emission trajectories are going in the wrong direction and focuses on two countries the U.S and Canada who’s year over year carbon emissions are headed in the right direction. I find it interesting that the title of Mr. Hotchkiss article is “The Politics of Burning Forests and Blame” and then he proceeds to write a politically biased article based on a false premise. If blame is what Mr.Hotchkiss is looking for he need look no further than in the mirror to virtue signaling charlatans like himself who deliberately distort reality in order to push a political agenda.

The scuttlebutt tells me that Bruce Majors also allegedly "tried" to date David Brock, but didn't have the game to close the deal. This is, of course, all alleged, which is the threshold that all true journalists like Bruce hold themselves to.

"Trying" to date David Brock sends most people into hiding.

I thought Drudge was in hiding because his name is allegedly in the Epstein files. And it was revealed he tried to date David Brock.

Not sure I understand what you mean.

So failing Up then?

a kiss is just a kiss https://www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/why-they-suck-john-ashbery-gaseous-avenger

It's because feminists have a racist double standard. They're quick to criticize white guys but avoid criticizing black guys for the most part. Robin caught all the flak for it, and they barely said anything to Pharrell or T.I. This song was tame/vanilla white guy level compared to what's often put out in hip hop. And no, I'm not against feminism. I just don't like this double standard. This hypocrisy that no one talks about doesn't help the cause.

The novelist Mark Helprin, HELPRIN. Not Mark Halperin, the journalist.

Trump has won twice, but neither of these guys have the slightest idea of why that happened. Try harder, Splice Today.

Hard to imagine thinking that Marc Maron has any real insights into the future of American politics. He's a good comedian and decent interviewer, but his talent stops there. And in this clip, he's talking to a fellow insufferably smug progressive, Sam Seder, who hasn't had an original thought in decades. Posting such material is a total waste of time. Thanks for nothing.

Actually the second littlest one was not her son because he was younger than my dad, i unfortunately don’t remember which cousin he was but the tallest boy was my great aunt’s son.

They are not going to school, my grandfather filmed this. It was a leisurely trip to the end of the line by lake Roland. The little blondie in white was my dad and the dark haired second tallest boy in stripes was my uncle. The lady that was on camera before they boarded was my aunt Bea and the two other boys I think were her sons

Such a great song. So sad youngin's don't know our music in the 60's and 70's was SO much better than their music is.

"If you only know a cup this way, you don't know the cup." David Thomas threw off sparks every time he opened his mouth.

A loving/moving biography of Les Baxter: https://lesbaxter.com/pages/biography

This is great. please add a blusky link one of these days.

Just saw it yesterday. She was terrific.

Kamala Harris makes a surprise SNL cameo appearance on the weekend before the election and gets rewarded with a slobbery kiss from SNL and their informal endorsement. Unlike the SNL portrayal of Kamala from early in October where she was humorously mocked this appearance was a cringe inducing fawning over her by SNL which came across as contrived and particularly unfunny ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff-rqlU4ZWw...I'm sure this Kamala SNL appearance and portrayal by Maya Rudolph got Howard Sterns full approval though.. .For a minute there I thought SNL was getting back to it's roots of prioritizing comedy and being funny but I guess I jumped the gun on that. For SNL it is back to their primary objective of being left wing propagandists..

There was a time when the politically incorrect Howard Stern tested the social boundaries with his unique and edgy form of humor. In recent years Howard Stern has become a tyrannical establishment weasel. During the Covid-19 epidemic he said "When are we gonna stop putting up with the idiots in this country and just say it's mandatory to get vaccinated? F--- 'em. F--- their freedom. I want my freedom to live," He said this months after the data proved that the Covid vaccine did not prevent people from getting infected or from becoming infectious... In this recent butt kissing interview with Kamala Harris he criticized SNL comedian Maya Rudolph"s mocking portrayal of Kamala saying " I hate it. I don't want you being made fun of." How dare comedy get in the way of his political agenda. What a sad pathetic stooge Howard Stern has become.

Their best album. I will never stop listening to it.