Unfortunately, I did grow up knowing who Don Imus was. I’m having trouble understanding the veiled hagiographies of the fellow bemoaning the end of an era; I always considered him to be abhorrent. (RE Howie Kurtz, he probably deserves almost anything you might say about his journalism...EXCEPT for what dead asshole…

I’ve enjoyed Eastwood’s acting and production for a long time, but when he showed up at the Republican convention and lectured an unoccupied chair he lost me entirely. I know he has always been “conservative” but he has produced some fine work, so I decided to try to live by the saying “trust the art, not the artist”.…

Can you imagine what it would be like to actually sleep next to that guy? Not that I admire her much but I sure can’t blame her for sleeping in the guest room.

“When Sarah Huckabee Sanders left her position as White House press secretary six months ago, Donald Trump gave her a glowing review, saying she was ‘a very special person with extraordinary talents, who has done an incredible job.’”

While we’re bitching about sources of funding for various Democrats, the Republicans are laughing and collecting their cash from wherever, so: laughter in Hell. The system sucks, but we have to win a few elections in order to be able to change it. Donations from Big Money are part of the way it happens these days, and…

As a New Yorker I say: don’t let the door hit you etc. etc., also be aware that we have an extradition agreement with Florida, so no getting out of those felony indictments coming up from SDNY. See you in that orange jump suit soon!

Funny you should write this. I was around chronologically for the original but never really watched it despite a serious interest in supernatural literature, TV, and movies. I really don’t know why. Recently I had a procedure done to my shoulder that made it impossible for me to practice for several weeks (I’m a…

Nate Silver’s post was the most baffling of them all, for some reason I would never have expected him to write something so...I can’t even think of the right word. It’s not a nice one, whatever I finally decide.

Probation is apparently the new jail sentence for rape, just as for Daniel Pantaleo being fired is the new jail sentence for murder.

Sorry, I just don’t agree. I read the article by Jane Mayer, and it seemed to echo my reactions during the affair as it originally unfolded. To me is all stank of a setup by right-wingers to take down a rising star among the Democrats: Franken was probably the most effective voice in the Senate against the Trump/GOP…

Great pitcher, terrible human being.

I dunno, that quote doesn’t sound particularly damning to me. Some people actually do want to see a woman elected President. Some people do say that Bernie is too old. What’s the issue?

Yeah, but after the primaries they march in lock step.

You are missing the point of what Biden said. He wasn’t condoning the positions of his opponents, he was saying that even though they were on completely opposite sides of the issues they could work on legislation like professionals.

Well, that certainly can be classified under the heading: Things that Liam Neeson Would Probably Have Been Better Off Not Talking About in Public.

Yes. As a confirmed bookworm and former huge library owner, a few years ago I might have taken issue with this. But after having moved several times in the last 20 years, I’ve basically lost the will to live with regard to packing and moving my beloved books. (And let’s not get into the other issues with them,…

Yes, that wasn’t even a poor excuse for “edgy”, although it did qualify as “stupid”, “disgusting”, and “something a decent human being would never say.” Louis C. K. is finished.

I love love love this show - is there any word about a fourth season?

I enjoyed this, since I’m one of the idiots who lives in Manhattan yet still owns a car, and alt-side is pretty annoying. The garage under my building is $450/mo.. Luckily I live close to work and can come out on lunch hour to move the car, but still...

As Michael Moore said a year and a half ago about Trump: “Anybody who’s still in their bubble, thinking, you know, ‘It won’t be that bad,’ trust me, it will be as bad as that and worse”.