New York magazine furnishes Lindsay Lohan’s latest and greatest mug shot, this one taken in Santa Monica rather than New York—something about reckless driving and lying to the police, I think, rather than allegedly punching out a blonde psychic, which, I think, is something a lot of us would like to do.
Why it would not entirely surprise me if the New York Times were suddenly to be consumed by the sulfurous flames of the Fiery Pit
T Magazine online is your cultural touchstone, with always-unique perspectives on our world. Read about the trend toward a modern modesty in women’s fashion; the stark luxury of today’s out-of-the-way hotels and resorts; exciting new accessories made from exotic materials; the Californication of Biarritz; the Brooklynizing of the world; and so much more — all…
Bobby Few and Avram Fefer—“Ask Me Now,” Part 2
Too Late!
The Daily Beast’s Daniel Klaidman reports that the Obama Administration is giving the military exclusive control of drone murders, instead of sharing with the CIA. Quoting one of several faceless and ballless sources, Dan comes up with the following: “Barack Obama has got to be concerned about his legacy,” says one former adviser. “He doesn’t…
Yes, Marc Ambinder is an idiot
The sad thing is Marc Ambinder is not an idiot, which is why his snappy little item, “5 truths about the drone war,” is so disappointing. First of all, and largely tangential to my major point, the “5 myths/5 truths” gambit is, 95 percent of the time, a lazy piece of punitory padding and jiggery-pokey,…
President Obama, Man of Mystery
“Man of mystery” as in “where does he get this stuff”? In an interview on Israeli TV last Thursday, our Prez informs us that “Right now, we think it would take over a year or so for Iran to actually develop a nuclear weapon, but obviously we don’t want to cut it too close.” Well,…
Coulter hath zeppo: why recondite pop cultural riffs are best left eschewed, even before sympathetic audiences
The redoubtable Ann Coulter, speaking before a no-doubt raucous CPAC crowd, unleashed the following zinger, or perhaps zenger, on Saturday night: I can see why Democrats would want amnesty, but why on earth are Marco Rubio and these endless Bushes supporting it? Even Shemp and Zippo Bush are supporting amnesty for illegals. Now, who doesn’t…
Pseudo-New Yorker
Legal humor here. “The last cat—or, rather, mouse—who pulled that on me got eaten. Let’s keep this rivalry at the purely symbolic level, where it belongs, shall we?” “Believe me, squirt, escalation is the last trick you’d want to try with me.” “For both our sakes, that had better be made of licorice.” “Sweetheart, stick…
Catholic Conundra: You can’t please all the people all the time, and you can’t fool all the people all the time either
As a secular humanist of Protestant descent, I’m not much of a fan of the Catholic Church. Still, I almost feel sorry for the new Pope to be, Jorge Mario Bergoglio/Francis, who’s gotten easily the least gracious welcome of any Pope that I can remember. In the past, the press was happy to go along…
Rand Paul: Tiny Stone, Mighty Splash
Never underestimate the power of the human voice. After spending 13 hours of floor time warning America of the dangers of Hellfire missiles descending upon them as they bathe, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is suddenly the toast of much, though not all, of the Republican Party. After months of aimless pummeling with the President over…