Streets of Philadelphia
You want a reason to cry? You want some reason for despair? The black cloud of violence has settled over the streets of Philadelphia and it shows no sign of leaving. You want figures?...
American kitsch
Let's all hear it for kitsch. My dictionary defines the term as "... appealing to popular tastes or interests ..." but, with all due respect to Funk and Wagnall, it's so much more. Kitsch...
The truth about the high price of gas
Can we talk some common sense? I know you're ticked off about the price of gas and the last thing you want is some smart aleck who doesn't drive telling you what to do...
A different angle
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What to do with a warm spring afternoon and a big pile of sand? Ashley Keohane makes like a mountain climber, going straight to the top in front of her mother's friend's house, taking...
From Cronkite to Katie
Let's see. Katie Couric facing down Joe McCarthy in "Good Night, and Good Luck." Katie looking at the TV cameras, pausing to check the lump in her throat, as she announces President John F....
Those illegal immigrants
The great immigration debate rages on. Are illegal immigrants ruining the country or are they helping the economy by taking jobs no American wants? The Congress is split. The House wants to take harsh...
Living in Freedonia
My Uncle Nunzi is a Marx Brothers fan. His favorite Marx Brothers' movie is "Duck Soup." That's the one where Groucho plays Rufus T. Firefly, the ruler of the mythical bankrupt country of Freedonia.
Philadelphia...
The two kinds of men
I suppose it had to happen. Here's Stephanie Stahl the other night on the 11 o'clock news telling us how some women are getting new vaginas. This is one time when the cosmetic surgeons...
