Politics

Shakespeare Has Had Enough

Disturbed and distressed by political leadership, a random assortment of Shakespeare's characters got together to prepare for an intervention. And…

4 years ago

Wisdom of the Ages

Looks like having government officials who are Ignorant and Stupid is nothing new. Chinese poet Su Tung-Po nailed it centuries…

4 years ago

Hopeful Signs

I am always a bit astonished when I see tRump signs at people's houses. And I ask myself: "Who are…

4 years ago

Anarchy in New York: The Mayhem Continues

As we know the tRump misadministration has - for reasons of its own - declared New York City to be…

4 years ago

Anarchy in New York City

The US Department of 'Justice' declared this week that New York City -- along with Portland and Seattle -- to…

4 years ago

In the Salon with Gertrude Stein

It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really…

4 years ago

What Grocery Stores and Retail Outlets Should Be Doing in NY

Dear Friends and Neighbors: Based on personal observations and reports from others, many, if not most, grocery stores and other…

5 years ago

COVIDIOTS 2020 and Hellish Trumpery

So many parallels between our current pandemic and the plague that swept through London in 1665, at least as described…

5 years ago

About Isms He was Never Wrong: George Orwell at the Café Royal

George Orwell had an interesting chance encounter with a blasé conspiracy theorist at the Café Royal in 1940. (See left). The young…

5 years ago

Much Ado About Deception and Delusion: Kate Atkinson’s Transcription and London 1940

The sandwich was no comfort, it was a pale limp thing a long way from the déjeuner sur l'herbe of her…

5 years ago