Will Durst’s 2013 Political Animal Awards
Warning: It’s awards season. But I’m here to help. Hey! You! Yes, you. Sorry. Just trying to get your attention to impart an important warning here. For the … Read more
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JPMorgan: Jamie Got Punished
The sad tale of poor Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan’s CEO If you are sensitive to stories of human suffering and economic hardship, let me warn you that the following … Read more
Obama’s Parallax Inauguration
Astronomers have a name for the phenomenon of an object appearing to be in different places, depending on the perspective from which it is viewed. It’s known as … Read more
Lost Journal: Up on the Woof
Journal entry: August 6, 2005 (age 36) Journal entry: One night last week, I was walking through our second-floor, Mill Street apartment when I spotted something unusual on … Read more
Obama’s Inaugural Address: Progressive and Presidential
President channels FDR in his inaugural address Skies were overcast, and the temperature was a chilly 40 degrees in Washington on Monday when President Barack Obama took the … Read more
Lost Journal: Can a Godfather Be in the Hell’s Angels?
Journal entry: August 30, 1974 (age 5) — Godfathers & Motorcycles Usually, my trips with my mom to her sister Millie Grace’s house are fairly uneventful. Mom and … Read more
Q: What’s Straight and Gay and Funny as Hell? A: ‘Throwing Shade’
Podcasting comedy duo “Throwing Shade” plays the east coast for the first time The provocative podcasting duo “Throwing Shade” just played the east coast for the first time, … Read more
Knee-Deep in a Tattoo Boom
Tattoos were once considered only the mark of sailors, rock stars, Maori tribesmen and Dennis Rodman We may have witnessed a generational sea change the other night at … Read more
Fun With The News: Obama, Guns & More
In the news, Bill Clinton hosts the annual Bob Hope Desert Classic in Palm Springs all week. He’s a loyal Democrat. To back President Obama’s gun control measures … Read more
All-Powerful NRA? A Sea Change in the Firearms Debate
Things change, even with the NRA in the USA In August 1925, The New York Times estimated 50,000 — 60,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan marched in … Read more
