Crime
I am so glad the U.S. Congress bravely passed a bill — the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act — to outlaw lynching, and President Joe Biden courageously signed it into law. Emmett Till was a victim of lynching. Lynching is defined as an extrajudicial killing by a group, most often used to
Hollywood
The first time as a TV critic I did not meet Bruce Willis was in January 1985, when ABC showed the pilot of “Moonlighting” and introduced the stars to a mass press conference of TV writers at the Century Plaza just outside Beverly Hills. Well, half the stars, anyway. Established
Uncategorized
UPDATE: Will Smith issued a public, but not personal, apology. Did you hear what Will Smith said? No, not the F bomb he dropped on Chris Rock — twice. Maybe he repeated it because there were hearing-impaired actors in the audience? Maybe not. I am referring to Smith recollecting words of
Culture
Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson is qualified to join the U.S. Supreme Court, and probably will. Although I am now scratching my head about the hullabaloo about her being the “first Black woman nominee.” How do they know she’s a woman, if she (supposedly) can’t say what a
Politics
Is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “soft on crime”? Probably more so than I. So what? She is unquestionably qualified, but on the second day of grilling, she showed the slightest bit of exasperation when Sen. Ted Cruz asked if she still drowned kittens. To be fair, that was balanced when
Culture
In recent years an expression has taken hold that sets my teeth on edge. I think it is more than me being crabby, or old. Maybe I’m watching too many news shows and I’m getting pounded by the repetition of who we are. The expression: “Looking like America.
Immigration
Let’s share some good news today, on the touchy subject of illegal immigration. Legal immigration isn’t very touchy, with a vast majority of Americans agreeing that is a positive thing for America, the greatest land built by immigrants. Two-thirds of Americans want the same number of legal immigrants,
Cartoon
Because if I put it on Facebook, I will be in jail again. And that is ”bonus,” not ”boner.”
Politics
Once, this would be of interest only to citizens of the 182nd Pennsylvania house district, which contains Center City’s Gayborhood, and who were represented by Brian Sims, whom I had supported. I didn’t know a lot about him in 2012, but I knew he wasn’t goniff Babette
Russia
UPDATED Wednesday 8:30 p.m. Not so long ago, President Joe Biden referred to President Vladimir Putin as a “killer.” Biden was probably right, but his last physical confrontation was against the legendary Corn Pop, many years ago. The current Biden should channel the long-ago Biden to draft a
Russia
I gotta stop doing this. Watching Tucker Carlson, I mean. I got 5 minutes into Tuesday night’s show before turning it off. That’s 3 minutes earlier than Monday. First, the positive. On occasion, Carlson’s essays function on actual government excess. I don’t know if he writes
Press Card
Or maybe it is. it depends on your point of view. It is a man reading my book on the beach. That opens the door for me to suggest that my first novel, ”Press Card,” is good beach reading. Many of you know this. Many of the most-frequent commenters on