Blame it on four-dollar cupcakes. And capitalists and philistines. Because of them, the bookman has been forced out of his spot on Columbus Avenue just outside 67 Wine at 68th Street. At least, that’s what the angry words scrawled in black magic marker on a piece of salvaged wood propped up against a parking meter […]
Archive | August 12, 2012
Olympic Diary (5): The Closing Ceremonies
We spent the day basically watching what was left–the Marathon, the Handball final (France over Sweden for the gold, a close match where France just had enough of a defensive edge), Volleyball (Russia over Brazil in a surprising but emphatic comeback), the Marathon (a surprise winner from Uganda). After the surprises of last night, particularly […]
Is Paul Ryan a worse VP pick than Sarah Palin?
OK, to even ask this question is to already concede the answer. Palin came into the 2008 campaign as a complete unknown, and part of the fun of that campaign was uncovering the surprising and unexpected depths of her ignorance. But she persevered, and she remains admired by large swaths of the American public. Admittedly, […]
It's time for America to get a divorce
Part one of a series. This past week AlterNet published an interview with Chuck Thompson, author of Better Off Without ‘Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession. In brief, Thompson argues that the United States has become two very different countries (or perhaps that it was always two very different countries) and that perhaps the time has […]
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