UPA, UPA

The Washington Post is reporting there was a little publicized side-bet between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and King Donald.  Usually such wagers involve a culinary delight symbolic of the cities represented in major sporting events.  For example, following the Eagles victory in Super Bowl LIX, Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas sent Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker a … Read more

Huh?

One of my favorite segments on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” is “Amber Says What.”  It features Late Night writer and comedian Amber Ruffin in which she races through the most outrageous headlines since her last appearance followed by various intonations of the word, “What?”  The goal is to share the absolute absurdity of current … Read more

Populism, My Ass

In 1971, the Oscar winner for best animated short was a 2 minute 18 second cartoon by Ted Petok titled “The Crunch Bird.”  In search of a gift for her grumpy and unhappy husband, the wife decides he might like a pet.  After rejecting a dog or a cat, she decides her husband would prefer … Read more

“This Is America”

Since January 20, a lot of us have spent a great deal of psychic energy trying to cope with the daily fire hose of lies and nonsense which we all knew would accompany the second coming of Donald J. Trump.  Perhaps the best piece of advice in an effort to remain sane in the face … Read more

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Democrats slammed the confirmation process, with some fuming that lawmakers were not given access to an FBI background check detailing the sordid allegations. ~Juliegrace Brufke/The Daily Beast In the Coen brothers 2009 film “A Serious Man,” protagonist Larry Gopnik (portrayed by Michael Stuhlbarg), suffering from a growing series of misfortunes, seeks the guidance of his … Read more