It’s my father’s birthday. It would have been his 100th, but he passed away thirty years ago, at 70, just after his birthday, in fact. I spoke with him on the phone the night he died, he was scared. I remember. He didn’t want to go, it was too soon. But he was prepared. No, […]

Does anybody take this shit seriously? It’s political theatre, and a bad production at that. The team in control stands up and applauds, sits down and then does it all over again. Over and over and over again. The president promises stuff that will never come to be, and then the pundits analyze this worthless […]

“In light of the tragic conflict rapidly unfolding in Ukraine, Oak View Group has pledged to not do business in or with Russia, nor will we serve Russian brands in any of our venues on a global basis, effective immediately. We stand with the people of Ukraine, we condemn the actions of Russia, and we […]

“Throughline: Vladimir Putin”: https://n.pr/3veNyCS (Also available on podcast platforms, it’s the February 13, 2022 edition of NPR’s “Up First”.) This podcast contains a rebroadcast of an episode from a couple of years previous. There’s a new introduction, but a couple of minutes in the old episode begins and you get the history of Vladimir Putin. […]