Poem: A Ditty (with Apologies to Ogden Nash)
William Shakespeare wrote King Lear
Lacking a computer.
Toiling ‘gainst the author’s fear
Cordelia turned out cuter.
The moral of the story?
Go for truth, not glory.
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- Stop Sanders!
January 26, 2020The major players of American “neo-liberalism” — which might be more accurately called “neo-corporatism” — are panicking. Thanks to their abject failure to provide “Change You Can Believe In,” their failure to stem the tide of angry right-wing extremism, and their systematic “free trade” evisceration of the middle class, the Clintons, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama, with the assistance of their wealthy patrons and preferred media outlets, helped create two monsters. One’s name is Donald…
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Orginally posted on January 28, 2020Although we can understand it’s appeal to connoissuers of vulgarity, we’re not a big fan of Amy Schumer’s saucy stand-up comedy. Which is why her performance in “I Feel Pretty” knocked us out. Yes, she’s funny. But in this movie about one woman’s journey of self-acceptance (of her body, of herself), Schumer is vulnerable, brave,...
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