Supreme Court Upholds Title 42 Border Policy: Read It For Yourself
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court granted the request of 19 State Attorneys Generals request to keep the Title 42 Border Policy in place.
The Content of our Discontent
My Top 25 Films Of 2022: One Critic’s Best Of The Year List
We’re talking about top 25 films of 2022 that stood out from a field of nearly three hundred that I watched
Boxing Day Recipe: Lamb Stuffed Cabbage Rolls In Tomato Sauce
The following recipe for lamb stuffed cabbage rolls in tomato sauce is one of those. Takes 30 minutes out of your non-pressed Boxing Day
Christmas Morning! “The Tenants of Moonbloom” by Edward Lewis Wallant
A rollicking posthumous novel with a very Jewish punchline for its parable: Yes, everyone is kind of a schmuck. But we’re required to love them anyway. And isn’t that funny?
Tales of Yuletides Past
Late December, especially the 25th day of that final month, has been an important time throughout history, especially in the Western world.
So This Is Christmas
Christmas is a time when we strive to be a better version of ourselves, no matter what our religious beliefs.
A Spoiler-Filled Review of Avatar: The Way of Water
I think James Cameron’s Avatar is the worst movie I’ve ever sat through. The issues with Avatar: The Way of Water? Legion.
Home for Christmas: A Portrait
The very notion of “home for the holidays” betrays the transience of it. It loops around on itself, as to say, there is a home and there is not home
Holidays and Cooking
Holidays and Cooking: Here are a few gems that may set you apart from others in your social and familial spheres.
POETS Day! Clement Clarke Moore
This week’s featured poem by Clement Clarke Moore, “The Pig and The Rooster,” keeping in mind that as far as I know no one is disputing he wrote this one
Weekend Plans Post: The Christmas Bomb Cyclone
Holy cow, is it Christmas Weekend already?
Indeed it is.
Video Throughput: Alien Twin Spin
This week, you get a twin spin: I look at science in the movie Alien and its sequel Aliens. Is the xenomorph possible? Do reactors really explode like that?
Why is MAGA Melting Down Over Zelensky?
When the Ukrainian President addressed a joint session of Congress, the most vocal critics of Zelensky’s speech were MAGA Republicans
How Do You Solve A Problem Like The Donald?
Let’s be clear: We are at this point because Republicans have repeatedly refused to hold Donald Trump accountable.
