Hindsight is 2020, so they say. So now seems like a perfect time to revisit these forlorn verses from the pandemic’s darkest hour (originally published in […]
Limericks, essays and poetry about cultural trends and institutions.
Opinions are like armpits. Everybody has some, and they all stink. Far be it from me to challenge this precious pinch of folk wisdom, but this […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like “Happy Holidays”, that hackneyed, watered down, yuletide greeting that accepts all religions and backgrounds without really advancing any of […]
“Music,” says the English poet and playwright William Congreve, “hath charms to soothe a savage beast.” This famous and all-too-often misquoted line comes from the 1697 play, “The […]
There’s a popular urban legend that says the Germans have a word for everything. It’s a cute idea. Indeed, the German language has a whole lot […]
If you know me the way that people who really know me know me, then you know that I’m a man on a mission. And you […]