Childish, I know, but so what? The fat guy on the left is some Canadian dude.
Michael W. Davis – “Let’s Cool One”
https://youtu.be/5CCRbwZdOGI Michael W. Davis – Drums; Sam Gendel – Alto Saxophone; Mike Rivett – Tenor Saxophone; Nils Weinhold – Guitar; Matt Davis – Guitar Posted by Michael Davis Recorded Live in New York, April 24, 2010
Pseudo New Yorker
Legal humor here. “I’m sure that Mr. Hutchinson will come down from the wall when he feels it is safe to come down from the wall.” “You shouldn’t take this personally, Mrs. Hutchinson. Many men have an affinity for the perpendicular.” “No, I don’t think your husband is fighting the process. I think he’s engaging…
The Washington Post and the tyranny of grandiose expectations
Is it possible to think up yet another hypocritical reason for objecting to President Obama’s decision to normalize relations with Cuba? Yes! Cries the Washington Post! The President is telling us that normalizing relations with Cuba is just like normalizing relations with Vietnam and China. But, says the Post, that’s why it’s a bad idea:…
Obama tosses the Castros in the dustbin of history, while Republicans rage
If they gave prizes for walking corpses—and maybe they should—the Castro brothers’ brutal farce in Havana would certainly win at least an honorable mention—“ugly but ambulant for more than two decades!” has a nice ring to it. But the Republican mainstream seems determined to prop up the beast. Reason’s Matt Welch gives a nice rundown…
Nothing about Samantha Power in this posting
I’m getting tired of yelling at Samantha Power—for one thing, she doesn’t appear to be listening—so today I’ll go in another direction. Yesterday I was cleaning out some of old folders on my computer and I came across something I wrote close to 20 years ago, a rap on all-night DC TV back in 1996….
Greg Osby—“Ask Me Now”
Greg Osby, sax; Marc Copland, piano; Nir Felder, guitar; Joseph Lepore, bass; Terri Lyne Carrington; bass. Posted by li9one
Over 100 innocent children slaughtered in Pakistan. Is that “iconically heartbreaking” enough for Samantha Power? And, if so, what does she intend to do about it?
Surely there’s a “moderate” rebel group we can send arms to, isn’t there? Perhaps we can declare a “no fly zone” of some sort, which we can use as an excuse for further involvement, the way we did in Libya, which, if we’re really lucky, could lead to some boots on the ground thing. Any…
Pseudo New Yorker
Legal humor here. “I’ll count if I want to, goddamn it. It’s not like they can see my lips.” “Now, don’t be a pushover. Remember, you’re proud, tempestuous. You have to be won.” “I told you Springsteen wouldn’t work in a venue like this. We need something bold and brassy. And repetitive.” “Hey, tight pants!…
Samantha Power, presumably not a biologist
Over at the New Yorker, Evan Osnos has a fascinating though not very encouraging long-read re Samantha Power, our UN ambassador and President Obama’s whom-shall-we-invade-next gal about town. Amidst much seriousness, Osnos also records this scrap from Samantha about how refreshing it is to get out of DC and into the field (in this case,…