John Samuel Tieman: Altimeter
during a walk at 10 or 11,000′ I sit on a rock breathless and silent because I am old and fat and climbing Aspen Mountain so I want to write … Continue reading
Video: The Philosophy of Bill Murray — Wisecrack Edition
This short video produced by Wisecrack explores the comedic style of Bill Murray and its philosophical implications. Murray’s understated self-aware irony has turned him into a post-modern cult figure. Audiences love … Continue reading
Michael Moore: 5 Ways To Make Sure Trump Loses
Over the past few days, a number of polls have come out showing Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump nationally by double digits, including in blue collar states like Michigan (10%) … Continue reading
Audio: Peter Matthiessen performs a story
The author of “The Snow Leopard” and “Shadow Country,” both National Book Award winners, invites us to his house in Sagaponack, on Long Island, serving tea in Blue Willow cups. … Continue reading
Video: Who was “Le Fartiste?”
In 1900, Thomas Edison traveled to Paris to document the magnificent city, and among the wonders he captured on film was a performance by former Moulin Rouge star, Joseph Pujol. This … Continue reading
Tashi Nyima: Wasted Lives
There is a very instructive story of a great philosopher who boarded a small boat to cross a river. The philosopher asked the boatman: “Do you know the doctrine of … Continue reading
Bob Ziller: Three Poets and a Fool
William Blake . Vanessa German . World Wide Walt Whitman . T. Rump . Keep America Great! — Copyright 2016 Bob Ziller Bob Ziller is an artist, poet, translator, singer, … Continue reading
Video: Randy Rainbow sings “Ya Got Trump Trouble!”
. Randy Rainbow‘s musical tribute to Trump’s GOP nomination. . [Email subscribers can click on the title of this post to watch the video. Go ahead. You’ll like it.]
Video: Michelle Obama performs Carpool Karaoke to draw attention to a global issue
. Michelle Obama goes for a quick spin with James Corden of The Late Late Show and performs a round of Carpool Karaoke. Obama and Corden start by jamming to Stevie … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: The Shoplifter
When the security guard Grabbed him by his jacket When he ran He wriggled out of it Left the guard Holding it, like a lizard’s tail In a cat’s mouth. … Continue reading
Ellen McGrath Smith: Shaken 126 — O thou my lovely boy who in thy power
The beauty of me Dost hold Time’s fickle glass his fickle hour is that I’m very rich and my women are beautiful. My fingers are long and beautiful, as, … Continue reading
Video: Melania Trump says, “Let my people go!” and other good stuff
. Just when you think that American political discourse could sink no lower, a former bikini model who would be First Lady takes the national stage and delivers a plagiarized … Continue reading
Bob Ziller: Radio
Over the years, occasionally someone will ask about my religious affiliation, to which I reply: “Well, my mother’s Catholic and my father’s Jewish, but I pretty much just listened to … Continue reading
Wislawa Szymborska: Cosmic Solitude
I admit that I find the question of life beyond Earth quite interesting, but still I’d prefer not to have it settled too quickly and definitively. For example, I’m cheered, … Continue reading
