My comment for the FCC’s Proceeding on Preserving and Promoting the Open Internet. You can add your voice HERE. Net Neutrality goes beyond a cable company’s purported desire to allow “faster” access to those willing or able to pay more. In fact, it removes a device and incentive for internet providers to effectively blackmail providers…
So, Ben Stein, well-known pseudo-economist, Dick(head) Nixon speechwriter, and all-around bullshit artist, has claimed that Obama is “the most racist president there has ever been.” Now, we’ll ignore for a moment that shit-for-brains is actually mad that Obama hasn’t sucked off Israel as readily as some of his predecessors and just examine the facts. No,…
Not surprisingly, if you know either of us, Maria and I spend a great deal of time exchanging ideas. In one of her latest blog posts, she wrote about a recent BBC, Horizon broadcast entitled “Is Everything We Know About the Universe Wrong?” (Spoiler Alert: Yes.) If you haven’t seen the 1-hour video, or her…
Today is the 78th anniversary of Jim Henson’s birth. The occasion struck me both because of his great talent, and the realization that he would be almost precisely my mom’s age had he lived. He died at age 53, younger than I am now, from a bacterial infection. Too soon, by decades. Hope there’s a…
Perhaps the only ray of light coming from Robin Williams’s suicide is the fact that people are beginning to believe it’s okay to talk about depression. Much in the way that Rock Hudson’s death opened the lines of communication regarding AIDS and HIV, people are now openly talking about depression, bipolar disorder, cutting, suicide. Maybe…
Rest in Peace, Ruby Dee (1922 – 2014), a talented, classy lady.
Warning: This is not a post to read if you don’t want to know about Man’s inhumanity to man. I wrote the first draft this post back in 2007, in response to some bloggers’ voiced perceptions that there is a face of inhumanity, that particular groups of people have been humanity’s victims or demons. Let…
Sleep well, Madiba You have risen once again This time, forever. Author’s Note: These are not my photographs, nor are they true sketches. I converted existing news photos for this tribute. I assume no copyrights to this piece.
Raw, Naked Art 