Art
Maybe the virtue of Art is that it is transgressive. It jumps over the fence but lands in exactly the right place. Leonard Cohen’s hit song ‘Hallelulia’ should have been sucked dry of all meaning by now. In fact, the old guy has got a lot of nerve to still be rocking. I played ‘Suzanne’ [...]
Hi Neighbor!
Just time for a quick post. I drove to work at 8am this morning and got off Rt. 95 at the Elmwood Avenue exit. The radio was saying the highway was closed in Cranston and Warwick. Everything was copacetic on the streets I was driving on. I thought of the tales about the Indonesian tsunami. [...]
Pick Another Bird
What is it with the Republican Party and birds? I’m not talking about pigeons, parrots, or even vultures. I’m talking about American Eagle. Yes, the majestic national symbol that would be extinct by now, or only seen in zoos if it weren’t for some liberal tree-hugging conservationists. We just saw the Young Eagles get their [...]
White Like Me
Via Media Matters, a story is flushing through the internets tubes. Glenn Beck had a guest host on his show, a radio ranter named Doc Thompson. Media Matters has a clip from Thompson’s show where he says that taxing tanning booths is racist discrimination against ‘light-skinned Americans’. This is so funny that I suspect some [...]
What are we fighting for?
As the public debate over health care reform rages on, the private battles with health insurers for essential coverage continue on, as well. While some fight for political advantage, others fight for their lives. The triviality of the former should be obvious to even the most insensate, particularly when contrasted with the high stakes of [...]
Plumberstein
‘Joe’ the ‘Plumber’ is appearing at Tea Party rallies saying bad things about Senator John McCain. McCain must wonder what he created. Will ‘Joe’ pursue him on the campaign trail, just for another photo op? Beats working.
Tough Talk in the Times
Maureen Dowd is mightier than a nun with a ruler in her Sunday column. Some singed vestments out there. John L. Allen of the National Catholic Reporter argues that Pope Benedict has done more than his predecessors to combat child abuse. No doubt this is true, but not convincing. Let me explain using a parable. [...]
Pope Benedict’s Confession
At Kmareka we like to be on the leading edge, bringing you the news even before it happens. It’s in that spirit that our literary editor, Spectral_Ev, offers a review of the book that Pope Benedict XVI will write next year, ‘My Life in Hitler Youth’ – New York Times Book Review, June 24, 2012 [...]
We Need More Nurses
Huffington Post on the shortage of primary care doctors. At the Town Hall meetings last year I heard more than one opponent of health care reform say that we couldn’t insure all Americans because we don’t have enough doctors. It’s long overdue to recruit and support med students and doctors, but don’t underestimate what nurses [...]
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