In one Seinfeld episode, Kramer has joined the annual Manhattan AIDS walk but has refused to wear the symbolic twisted red ribbon. He is confronted by an angry group of…
Be sure to visit again tomorrow, for another article in this series. Time is up. Time to fight passion with calm reason. That always works, doesn't it? Those thousands of…
In today's print edition, above the fold, is the item: Climate change: The Obama administration declares that global-warming from man-made greenhouse gases endangers health. Note carefully that it has declared…
It's about 10oC, with the mercury still dropping here in Taipei. In the mountains to the south, it is and has been snowing. The cold air is forecast to remain…
Note: please ask permission before copying in toto. Cast: Barack Obama as Benny Hill Wen Jiabao as Little Old Bald Guy (wigged) Nicholas Sarkozy as The Frenchman Angela Merkel as…
The following list are classics, which are defined as movies you'd enjoy watching even when you wouldn't enjoy watching a movie. To qualify as a spoof, a movie must tease…
Philosopher Daniel Dennett does a Q&A column at the Washington Post. He was asked, "Is there widespread media bias against Christianity?". Here are his answers, interspersed with my comments. There…