SundaySummer
No. We’re not ziplining, beaching in Quogue, road tripping to St. Louis, or trotting off with Obama to MV. We are enjoying interactive summer arts. Indulging in gardens’ glory in gorgeous weather....
View ArticleLoonacy
Legislative lunacy lingers on. Obama admin opened the door to the asylum by not having a clue what to say or do about its wacky healthcare law. Fund-raising websites working flawlessly, as exchange...
View ArticlemAd Dad Trek
Fun Columbus Day Weekend SideTrek photo competition. mAdBen vs. Dr.Dad. Meandering along the backroads of Western Massachusetts through Whately, Conway, Shelburne. Stopping when a vision struck either...
View ArticleHotMix
It’s all Kennedys all the time this week. Caroline’s starting her ambassador stint in Japan as the country remembers 50 years later back home. Her spokesman here is hunk son Jack Schlossberg. Those...
View ArticleTarttTale
Dickens meets Nietzsche meets Dostoyevsky in Donna Tartt’s third novel. Fabritius’ The Goldfinch, is the masterpiece of this tale. It becomes young Theodore Decker’s only glimmer of light as his life...
View Article2013 Balance Sheet
Positive side of the ledger: Pope Francis- Loves people more than ruby chalices FoxSports1- Crowd Goes Wild Game of Thrones- Red Wedding; Ray Donovan- Ensemble cast American Hustle- Ensemble cast...
View ArticleColdSnaps
How many wildcard quarterbacks will drop snaps this weekend? Players’ frigid fingers. Fans’ frostbitten butts. Frozen Kaepsickle may not thaw. Rodgers’ collarbone brittle. At least it’ll be warm...
View ArticleOzzzScars
Red Carpet. Nasty-faced publicists barking orders. Narcissists on narcotics. Practiced plastic smiles. Hands on hips. Silly. The Show. On Quaaludes. Over-produced. Under-executed. Pacing halting. Ellen...
View ArticleMoneyMorning QB
ISIL action in Syria will be a proxy for going after Assad and Putin. Economic sanctions aligned. Dan Silva’s The Heist, gives a fascinating history of the Assad family and their need to amass secret...
View ArticleBest 2014
mAdBen & Neil deGrasse Tyson at CannesLions. Television. So much. House of Cards. Spacey. Ray Donovan. Schreiber. True Detective. Harrelson. McConaughey. Fargo. Freeman. Thornton. Tolman. Parts...
View ArticleUne Vie Jolie
The life and beauty of Carole Russell Colitti. A Dieu, Maman. 7/3/32-1/12/15
View ArticleVan Gogh Super Trek
Side Trek to Adams, Williamstown on the back roads. Saw a sign for Susan B. Anthony’s birthplace. Who knew? Patriots beat the Seahawks in the SuperBowl. Remember that? Well, there was a museum bet. 6...
View ArticleDilbert Trump
Dilbert creator Scott Adams calls Trump a linguistic wizard. He predicts that The Donald’s brilliant power of persuasion will win him the presidency. Tactics that are seemingly clownish are actually...
View ArticleWild Packs
So it’s come to this. An NFL playoff game win is upended by out of control gang. Cincinnati coach cannot contain his pack of wild bengals. What’s next? Scary to consider. Lowlight of a weekend of...
View ArticleGreatest Show on Earth?!
This year’s 3-ring Presidential race is out of control. Orange-haired barker ducks as Carnival Cruz hurls swords his way. Rube to the O wears the organ-grinder outfit well. The flying Bushes trapeze...
View ArticleSap Flow
The sugar maples are running. Dark amber flow. Just as we have a new dynamic duo. Tweedle Don. And. Tweedle Christie. Lots of sappy soundbites. Hillary wants love and kindness. Nice. Bernie’s run was...
View ArticleOscar Rock
Chris slayed it. Right balance and tone. Most of all cynically funny. He was the one to pull it off. Why are there separate awards for gender?! Winner of the night. Tracy Morgan. Danish Girl. Class act...
View ArticleBonaparte on the Park
On a balmy afternoon. Just take a walk around the block. Our neighborhood affords architectural gems. The Kenilworth. Its mansards from France’s Second Empire. Transported to days of Louis-Napoléon and...
View ArticleLiberal Arts
Down the street art. Windows tell stories. A colorful ventana of varied views. Open-minded homage to many philosophies on the left. A closed curtain on the alt-right. Political panes. Kudos and...
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