by | Apr 29, 2025

Beauty itself is now a sign of political extremism, or that’s what the bright sparks over at Vox would have us believe. According to Sean Collins, a lead editor at the site, “MAGA glam” — bold brows, gym-toned bodies, full lips, tight…

by | Apr 14, 2025

From the people who turned your Mustang into a Prius and made it so your dishwasher does not actually wash dishes comes a new villain, not quite straight from central casting, in the imaginary war on the planet: dogs. “We…

by | Jan 27, 2025

According to recent reports, if you are a student at the University of Nottingham and you are going to sign up for a course on Chaucer, you will be warned beforehand that you may encounter “expressions of Christian faith.” A…

by | Jan 14, 2025

Seeking something light to read following the Christmas doldrums I decided to look into what I remembered as one of the funniest of Evelyn Waugh’s comic novels, Black Mischief. I discovered that my local library, a large well-stocked one, did…

by | Jan 5, 2025

I’ve never seen the new television series about the Federal Bureau of Investigation but I’m sure the stars are a very diverse bunch of FBI agents who never, ever, have a politically-incorrect thought. Which is, from what we’ve seen in…

by | Dec 6, 2024

In their quest to “Trump proof” California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta invoke “California values.” If people across the country wonder what exactly these values might be, state politicians have provided clues. As they gear up…

by | Dec 3, 2024

In July of 1863 at the battle of Gettysburg, Confederate forces reached their high-water mark during Pickett’s charge. While no one knew it as a high-water mark at the time, that point marked the beginning of the end for the…

by | Oct 22, 2024

They got to Jerry Seinfeld. He received enough blowback from the Left that he caved. He no longer blames humorless left-wing pundits and activists for the war on comedy. Indeed, he now says he “regrets” claiming that comedy on television…

by | Mar 16, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City has issued its first “trigger warning” for Puccini’s 1926 opera, Turandot, which takes place in ancient Peking, China. Here’s the full warning, written by Christopher Bronwer, the Met’s associate editor: We must also consider the…

by | Mar 1, 2024

A couple of days ago, while on my way to the train’s cafeteria, I bumped into an overly wide lady wearing overly narrow heels. Her heel dug into my foot violently, and, amid the silence of the carriage, my outburst…

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