Category Archives: News

Ivanka Goes to Africa, On Your Dime!

Ivanka Trump went to two shithole countries (Ethiopia and Ivory Coast) to tout her global economic program for women, a trip with all the pomp and ceremony of a King’s visit, paid for by We the People! Yay, Ivanka! Evita … Continue reading

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International Women’s Day: Canceled

I’ve been thinking how stupid it is to have an International Women’s Day, but I didn’t know how to approach my feelings without seeming reflexively contrarian. Women are great, but no greater than non-women. International women are great but so … Continue reading

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Academy Awards 2019 Exegesis

This year, I’m asking you to go here to read the all-important Academy Awards Exegesis™, and then come back to leave comments, if you have any. I know it’s a couple of extra clicks and I apologize. I’ll try to … Continue reading

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Golden Globes 2019 Exegesis

I know I’m late but the Exegesis must go on, so here we go. As usual, the show was a boring waste of time but let me say that the ONLY thing I wanted was for Lady Gaga not to … Continue reading

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Stranger in Paradise: Evangelist Gets What He Deserves

Reading about John Allen Chau, the young American evangelist who was killed by tribesmen on a forbidden island, my first response was, Didn’t he see The Wicker Man? But the more I learned, the more I rooted for the isolated … Continue reading

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A Good Cry

How long have you been watching the news and feeling like crying? Last week was the worst but it’s been going on a long time. Of course there’s rage, but as the true horror keeps building and obliterating everything else, … Continue reading

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But You ARE a Baby, Motherfucker!™

How sick are you of hearing Trump say the word “baby?” Bad enough that he uses it to insult others but now he’s going around insisting that he isn’t one. BUT HE IS! He’s a big goddamn baby who can’t … Continue reading

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London, the Horror.

I went to London with the expectation of enjoying the usual pleasures of travel, only to find that the horror follows me wherever I go. After a few days of feeling like I was coming down with a cold, I … Continue reading

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Sans Weedkiller

Sometimes people worry when I go silent for awhile, thinking I might have drunk the weedkiller. I really appreciate the concern, by the way! But I’m going to London for a couple of weeks *sans weedkiller, and I plan to … Continue reading

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Soon Yi, Woody, Mia, and Ronan: No.

I was going to comment on the creepy new interview with Soon Yi Previn, but after delving into her family history, I’m disgusted with all of the players, including that stupid Ronan, who wears blue contact lenses to look more … Continue reading

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