Yes, Donald Trump is an asshole, as the New York Times reports in its feature article “The Unique U.S. Failure to Control the Virus”, but there’s more to the story than that. Bill de Blasio isn’t so hot either! Near the end of its long “what went wrong” piece/morality tale, the Times acknowledges that the…
Carol Morgan–“Let’s Cool One”
There are a million guitar trio versions of this tune. Fortunately, Carol offers something a little different. Joel Frahm, tenor, Matt Wilson, drums, Martin Wind, bass. Circa 2011. Posted by Thomas LaRosa
This is why we can’t have nice things: Like peace
Over at the American Conservative, Barbara Boland fills us in on the sad news with her article Senate Hearing Farce: Venezuela Is A ‘Clear And Present Danger’. Yes, bipartisan ninnies agree, Venezuela, one of the saddest, weakest countries in the world, a country seemingly bent on starving itself to death, will bring down the mighty…
One nation under God? More like four! Or more!
Yes, we are many nations, something that is probably true of other countries as well, but I don’t live there, so I can’t comment on them. But I can comment on the U.S. Nation 1: The American Indians The American Indians are the first, smallest (about 1%), and saddest of the nations. They were here…
Johanna Jarl—“Let’s Cool One”
Johanna Jarl, with Fredrik Carlquist, tenor sax, and Tom Warburton. Bass. Johanna sings her own lyrics for this one. Recorded in Sitges, Spain, November 20, 2016. Posted by FC Jazz
Shorter Ted Yoho: “Yes! I am a f*cking b*tch! For Christ!
In the clip posted above, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) elegantly rips Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) a new one—which he clearly needs, for the dude is seriously full of it—for his flatulent non-apology apology, after accosting her on the Capitol steps for having dared to say something he didn’t like, calling her “disgusting” and accusing her…
Political Science: It isn’t rocket science
Over at New York magazine, pretty smart guy Eric Levitz (unless I’m confusing him with someone else, and I don’t think I am) interviews pretty smart guy David Shor, recently defenestrated from his position at Civis Analytics for, you know, analyzing stuff—i.e., posting a link to a study suggesting that violent demonstrations are, shockingly enough,…
“Free Speech” letter bad because it was signed by people who should not be allowed to speak, critics say
That’s the basic takeaway from a recent piece, “The Harper’s ‘Letter,’ cancel culture and the summer that drove a lot of smart people mad”, by Sarah Ellison and Elahe Izadi that appeared in the Washington Post yesterday. Ellison and Izadi naturally corralled a variety of talking heads, including, rather curiously, aging paleo-lib Robert Reich,1 who…
The Silence of the “Right” is Deafening. And Contemptible.
Recently, President Donald Trump was asked to comment on the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell for charges of procuring underage women for notorious sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein back in the 1990s and, more recently, in 2017, for perjuring herself when testifying about the matter. Quoth1 the Donald I just wish her well, frankly. I’ve met her…
The Monk Project—“Let’s Cool One”
Yeah, I have been awfully lazy when it comes to the jazz portion of Literature R Us. Well, blame it on the coronavirus, or the damn heat, or my damn laziness. This track is sans video, from an outstanding album released in 2012, The Monk Project, a session organized by Jimmy Owens. The superb lineup…