by John Mancini | Aug 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Many years ago, when I was taking allergy shots two or three times a week, my doctor was somewhat perplexed when I complained that his “express hour” for patients coming in for a quick shot was false advertising. In fact, he was taking in patients for exams...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Aug 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
On the occasion of singer Tony Bennett’s 96th birthday (August 3rd), it’s sobering to recall his famous comment after the premiere of 1972’s mobster epic, The Godfather. To wit: “It’s a terrible, terrible film, just pernicious. Despite...
by John Mancini | Aug 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are living in an age of euphemisms and doubletalk. “Birthing person,” “lactating person,” “gender fluid,” “non-binary,” and “cisgender” are all artificial constructs to replace “male” and “female.” These word games have consequences. A euphemism like...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jul 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s a familiar phrase: “Tutte le strade portano a Roma”: All roads lead to Rome. The phrase is literal: It refers to how the fabled Roman roads fanned out like spoke-wheels, encompassing the classical world. And it is also, of course, metaphorical:...
by Bill Dal Cerro | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Two down, two more to go (“Goodfellas,” 1990) One of my previous blogs was titled “The Unholy Three,” which mentioned the near-simultaneous passing of three Hollywood actors known for popularizing crude Italian gangster stereotypes: Paul...
by John Mancini | Jul 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has become the Benedict Arnold of the Democratic Party for his serial opposition to the utopian Left. One Biden Administration bureaucrat just labeled Turkey’s President Erdogan “the Manchin of NATO” for impeding the memberships of Sweden...
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