Thoughts On The Passing Of Christopher Hitchens
A few rather tardy reflections on the loss of a great public figure. First, here is Vanity Fair’s memoriam. Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and...
View ArticleMusic Monday R.I.P. –“Saving All My Love For You” by Whitney Houston
It can be argued that Whitney Houston was the most important vocal artist of the last 50 years. The woman sold something like 120 million albums worldwide. That doesn’t include her singles or...
View ArticleAndrew Breitbart–RIP
Horrible horrible horrible news. With a terrible feeling of pain and loss we announce the passing of Andrew Breitbart. Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this...
View ArticleMusic Monday Hip-Hop —“No Sleep Till Brooklyn” by The Beastie Boys
Born and bred Brooklyn – U.S.A./ They call me Adam Yauch – but I’m M.C.A. Like a lemon to a lime – a lime to a lemon/ I sip the def ale with all the fly women Sad news. The one and only MCA has...
View ArticleMemorial Day 2012
Some of our fellow Americans gave their all, and some of them have to carry on in loss forever. In the run-up to every Memorial Day weekend, for the past several years, a certain photo takes top spot...
View ArticleMusic Monday RIP –“Hysteria” by Def Leppard
I’ll raise a beer in your honor, K. Sorry to see you go homeboy. Def Leppard was my friend’s favorite band. He especially loved the Hysteria disc. Even though I couldn’t really do much with them, I...
View ArticleThe Shootings At Aurora-A Real Villain and Real Heroes
As you all already know by now, Colorado has been visited by mass murder. A gunman slipped into a midnight premiere of the new Batman movie through an emergency exit early Friday, tossed two hissing...
View ArticleMemories of September 11th, 2001
Note–I wrote this last year, when I finally felt like I had something decent to add to the conversation. Some spelling and grammatical errors have been corrected, but my feelings about 9/11/01 have...
View ArticleWho Could’ve Foreseen The Highly Unlikely Scenario Of Terrorism At The US...
Not the US State Department, apparently. According to senior diplomatic sources, the US State Department had credible information 48 hours before mobs charged the consulate in Benghazi, and the embassy...
View ArticleHugo Chavez Is Dead
Let’s keep it brief. I snagged this pic from my homie Vermontaigne. You may know him from media outlets such as the Conservative Commune and his Twitter feed. Read his blog and follow his tweets....
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