Good for Jimmy Fallon for his clever and very smart debut last night as the new host of the Tonight Show. Good for him for bringing it back to New York. Good for NBC for letting him. Finally, I have a reason to check out a late-night talk show again, because finally — while no one will ever top Johnny Carson in the gig — a worthy successor has been found. I’ve always had the sense that Fallon, — like... Read more
It’s one of those happy synchronicities that we call a “co-incidence”, but always strikes me as being so much more. My husband and I were reminiscing about our favorite vacations — Rome, Ireland, Virginia Beach — and he suddenly piped up that he would love to visit the Holy Land. It seems the taste for such a trip had been whetted during a visit to the beautiful Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, which offers detailed replicas of... Read more
It’s true: if I only got my news from the Mainstream Media, and did not stop in at Instapundit’s place every single day, I’d never know what was going on. My day is just too busy to read everything, even though I subscribe to many news sites. Glenn Reynold’s editorial eye and pithy — often hilarious — commentary are invaluable to me. Take this story, for instance. I had no idea that the Obama Administration was going all “Let’s Create... Read more
Some brilliantly creative snowmen and monsters being featured here. I love the Gulliver — the attention to carrot noses makes it, for me — but the Shaun of the Dead stuff is great, too! And yes, it’s all very Calvin and Hobbesian Read more
Regular readers know that while I generally wear rags, myself, I love fashion and sometimes write on it. When it comes to first ladies, I think Michelle Obama nails it more often than blows it, but I honestly am not getting all the media-gasping #bowdown fuss caused by this black and blue Carolina Herrera-designed gown she wore at last night’s State Dinner. Bowdown-worthy? I don’t think so. The gown is nice enough, I guess; it doesn’t look comfortable, though. The... Read more
I know, it’s Wednesday, so this really is “last minute”, although if you have Amazon Prime and the weather holds you might be able to do some of this online, if not, you may well be able to find some of these things in your local drugstore — you have to go there to get the candy, anyway — or a local bookstore. The earrings above are inexpensive and pretty (I have them, and love them) and none of these... Read more
It was one year ago today that Pope Benedict XVI announced an action on his part that will resonate for many decades into the future — to long past when we have all passed — and throughout the world. The Catholic church is relevant to the whole world. It has been for 2000 years, and it will be relevant until the end of time. Decades of social revolution, transitioning moral outlook, broad educational opportunities and excessive materialism (combined with the... Read more
Yes, the headline sounds appalling and weird, because the story is appalling and weird. On Tuesday, the lifeless body of Richard Talley, 57, the CEO of American Title Services was found in his Centennial, Colorado home. Talley’s death was a strange one indeed. The Denver Post reported: A coroner’s spokeswoman Thursday said Talley was found in his garage by a family member who called authorities. They said Talley died from seven or eight self-inflicted wounds from a nail gun fired... Read more
So, apparently a couple of days ago CBS This Morning asked Jerry Seinfeld why his web series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” features so many white men, and Seinfeld replied that race, gender, all of that is irrelevant to him, “Funny is the world that I live in. You’re funny, I’m interested. You’re not funny, I’m not interested.” For the record, in the only episode I’ve seen, Tina Fey was the guest, so no rampant “white male-ing” was going on... Read more
So, so much better, deeper, human and audience-respectful than most of what we are served. I like my Tullamore Dew, (and they have a great ad, too) but this would inspire me to try the brand: Yes. Give that man a Bell’s. In all ways, better than this: Read more
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