“What the heck is that supposed to be?” “Those are chest muscles.” “…they look like boobs. The Hulk looks like a girl with giant boobs. Guys, look! He drew boobs...
Remember a few months ago, when anyone who questioned whether or not a police officer always behaved properly was immediately labeled a terrorist and/or a gang member? If one pointed...
“Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it...
Those of you who are regular readers of Brainiac On Banjo know that I enjoy the history of political corruption, particularly as it applies to larger-than-life personalities: Anton Cermak in...
Oy. The elections in Israel this week depressed me to no end. From my perspective, Netanyahu won by appealing to the most primitive fears and prejudices of the electorate. He...
“What’s your backup plan?” I received that frustrating question for the (approximately) 1,456th time with some practiced grace. My grandma had asked for only the fifth time in a weekend,...
So this week, as I pack to go away, I’m thinking about personal boundaries. And poop. In my family, growing up, we didn’t have much in the way of boundaries....
Columbia University. New York City, NY, a very long time ago: a chilly day had given way to an even colder evening. A group of graduate students, mostly students of...
Money doesn’t talk, it screams • Bob Dylan You’ve got to give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu credit. American politicians campaign on talk shows, eat pizza with a knife...
So this happened. I was all set to write about it, had my research done, but then, I just couldn’t. It’s too bleak. As my mother might say, Netanyahu is...
This week, the conventional wisdom was debunked, at least a bit. For the Democrats, it seems, money is not enough to win an election, not even in Chicago. Okay, that...
To listen to right wing media, we, as a nation, are in danger of being subject to Sharia Law, the religious rules of Muslim life. There have been laws passed...
I stated previously that the EthnoSurreal is as much a place as it is a concept, “a place where animated objects and things are more human – and even more...
There are so many reasons to dislike Rudy Giuliani. When he became mayor of New York City, he cracked down on petty crimes instead of focusing on offenses such as...
This column may be a bit rushed, because I’m preparing to host a get-together among a few of my single female friends tonight. We’ll eat carbs, drink wine (or whatever),...
