Okay.

Ken, Mark Ellis meant third year of Trump's second term, not third term.

"Trump may be into his third term..." -- Good example of how the man's supporters have adopted his habit of saying things that defy and defile some existing rule, law or standard (in this case the Constitution); while maintaining the ability to claim it was a rhetorical flourish or joke; and getting the enjoyment of annoying the critics. Trifecta!

Luigi Mangione. There's got to be a story there.

Fine. I won't send "Part XIX, The Byzantine Years."

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Great piece. I'm all for a Fauci pardon, it would be interesting. First, it would practically be an admission of guilt (not that there is really an question about it). Second, it would almost guarantee a very public test of the legality and scope of "preemptive" presidential pardons.

Now that I've written my Gladiator II piece, I've looked around at others. My favorite, in a perverse way, is at the Federalist complaining Lucius allows his wife to fight rather than stay home. Given that enemies are overrunning the city, I think it's best he's no Hegseth (Hegsethus). https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/29/how-gladiator-ii-rejected-masculinity/

This is an interesting column. I read Liddy’s book ‘Will’ shortly after its release and found it to be a fascinating read. His description of his younger years growing up as a frail often sick and easily frightened child and his efforts to change course by strengthening his mind & body and overcoming his fears by doing things like climbing a tree during a blustery lightening storm or overcoming his fear of rats by skinning, barbecuing and eating one was compelling. .While Liddy was successful in conquering his fears and becoming an undeniably courageous person one character trait that he was in short supply of is forbearance. A person with a large supply of courage if not tempered with restraint, tolerance and patience can resemble a bull in a China shop as can be seen in Liddy’s bungled Watergate burglary fiasco along with his other ends justify the means schemes which fortunately were never put into motion like shutting off the AC at the Miami hotel where the 1972 Democrat convention was taking place or kidnapping anti-GOP protesters and holding them in Mexico for the duration of the 1972 Republican convention...G. Gordon Liddy who remained a bit of a hard ass to the end did became a more reflective person after ‘Will’ was published as witnessed by his college campus lecture tour with counterculture LSD guru Timothy Leary among other debates and forums with people he differed with.

I remember seeing Beverly Hills Cop and walking out of the theater with such a bounce in my step! Fun fun fun Don’t really agree though about Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Some really dark moments.

Of all the British invasion bands which I have enjoyed tremendously including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Animals and the Yard Birds, I would put the Kinks near the top of the list. As a somewhat impatient person who married a lady who is perpetually behind schedule the song 'Tired of waiting for you' has sort of become the theme song of my marriage. While I definitely think their early work stands out the most I would not overlook some of their excellent later work which had some real depth including 'Don't forget to dance', 'Long distance', 'Better things', 'Living on a thin line', 'Do it again' and many others. .. There are only a handful of bands that can keep the creative juices flowing for more than twenty years and for me the Kinks were definitely one of those bands..

I like Berkeley ("Barklee") Mews, B-side to Lola in the UK, which I have on the great Kinks Kronikles LP. (youtube.com/watch?v=fDMd5BAiTm0) Nicky Hopkins on piano.

To quote you: "I used the term “adjudictated rapist,” which is correct. Are you sure? ABC just lost a $15 million defamation lawsuit to Trump after George Stephanopoulos asserted that Trump was found "liable for rape." I'd bet that the publisher of this website wouldn't concur with your choice of words in this instance. https://www.foxnews.com/media/george-stephanopoulos-abc-apologize-trump-forced-pay-15-million-settle-defamation-suit

I struggle with men and women I think the human body is dreadful full of holes and things that poke out full of nasty liquids and odours I don't fancy either.humans are evil self indulging hateful creeps who steal emotions and rape the mind I would rather hug a tree and animal pets are worse,vile creatures.keep your private parts to your self.

the cure are rubbish and look a bit scuffy and my mate Bob and me can play guitar better they are a studio band,my girl friend puts her make up on like them,no one will bother about them in a few years just not that memorial.the charity shows are full of there records now,there not great stars like David Essex is and was.songs like hold me close don't let me go,

Great bands and singers like mud,the wobbles, shaking Stevens,cliff Richard,the chuckle brothers,cliff Richard wow summer holiday is a great film the karate sceen in summer holiday with chuck Morris is great,the man who fell to earth is a joke no karate scenes in that.

Example free alright now, that rocks bowies lyrics are drivel they mean nothing,he should have went to bed earlier,instead of staying up late and writing rubbish,and I don't believe he done it up the arse.

Bowie cannot sing,mick ronson was the genius of sound,one they parted ,Bowie stopped rocking and became boring,couldn't act either.

Existing is easy, persisting is hard.

I'd like to nominate this piece at Reason https://reason.com/2024/11/18/how-scientific-americans-departing-editor-helped-degrade-science/ for laziest hit job on Scientific American, taking the title away from City Journal. Note that it decries the same several pieces--Wilson, JEDI, etc.--that have already been decried repeatedly elsewhere (and which I've criticized as well).

Thanks -- I seem to be on the mend.

I suspect you're a bitter, failed pizza rater in one of the seven stages of grief.

one colon at a time

I think you need remedial attention so I'll give you a hint: "rejected" is the key word in that sentence. It's spelled right out for you but you still can't get it right.

Kamala Harris makes a surprise SNL cameo appearance on the weekend before the election and gets rewarded with a slobbery kiss from SNL and their informal endorsement. Unlike the SNL portrayal of Kamala from early in October where she was humorously mocked this appearance was a cringe inducing fawning over her by SNL which came across as contrived and particularly unfunny ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff-rqlU4ZWw...I'm sure this Kamala SNL appearance and portrayal by Maya Rudolph got Howard Sterns full approval though.. .For a minute there I thought SNL was getting back to it's roots of prioritizing comedy and being funny but I guess I jumped the gun on that. For SNL it is back to their primary objective of being left wing propagandists..

There was a time when the politically incorrect Howard Stern tested the social boundaries with his unique and edgy form of humor. In recent years Howard Stern has become a tyrannical establishment weasel. During the Covid-19 epidemic he said "When are we gonna stop putting up with the idiots in this country and just say it's mandatory to get vaccinated? F--- 'em. F--- their freedom. I want my freedom to live," He said this months after the data proved that the Covid vaccine did not prevent people from getting infected or from becoming infectious... In this recent butt kissing interview with Kamala Harris he criticized SNL comedian Maya Rudolph"s mocking portrayal of Kamala saying " I hate it. I don't want you being made fun of." How dare comedy get in the way of his political agenda. What a sad pathetic stooge Howard Stern has become.

Their best album. I will never stop listening to it.

Decades ago, I was at a party in my uncle's Manhattan high-rise apartment when the building suddenly filled with smoke and we had to evacuate down the stairs. My uncle grabbed a Picasso lithograph, and I grabbed a big tray of roast beef.

Great pic of Riverrun. Really miss that place!

In college I had a bartending job at Steak and Ale. Tips were good so I always had a couple hundred bucks in my wallet. It felt good to be a student and be able to walk into any restaurant that I felt like dining at. I rarely did that, but it was still a good feeling to know that I could.

As former Friendly's waitress of the year, Friendly's is always a yes. Wattamelon roll FTW

Loved Friendly's growing up in NJ. Fribble, hot-dog on toasted buttered roll, and fries was a great way to go. I also miss the diners with jukeboxes. After a night of drinking, your party could get anything from breakfast to a hot open-faced turkey sandwich at one place at 2 AM. Diners are considered a theme restaurant here in Texas and a poor facsimile at that. I like Five guys fries but they obviously don't compare to Nathan's fries. I always thought Roy Rodgers was best quality of those chains but haven't seen one in decades and good riddance to Arthur Treachers! If you're going with fried food, why choose fish? Last time I had Ritz crackers was when my girls were young, and they would suck/drool them soggy while in their car seats. Good cracker though, when dry

Oh I see it's Booker. Is that another child? How big is your tribe?

Is this you Russ? Were you cute in your 20s too?

I must be seeing things, not for the first time. I see from searching that Elvis didn't have that look yet in 64.

I think the "grub" has faces on it. There is an Elvis-looking face (with sideburns and shades) at the top of the grub (to the left in the photo) and there might be a side-view of a female face in the middle-left of the grub (towards the bottom in the photo). I dig the mid-century staircase.