First Post: Thursday, August 3, 2017

Neymar Jnr No. 1 (or is that No. 11?) always. Continue reading →

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First Post: Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Ara Parseghian, R.I.P. Remember watching his youth-oriented TV show ‘Ara’s Sports World’. Who was this mope named Ara Parseghian? We had to ask an adult, and even Dad, who knew as much about ’murrikan Gridiron Throwball as you and we currently know about knitting, said, oh sure, yeah, he was the Head Football Coach of Notre Dotre. Or something like that. Continue reading →

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Tuesday Sniping: Immortal Jeanne Moreau Edition

Turner Classic Movies, one of the few channels worth watching among the 500 or so on offer, the others being QVC and QVC2, BBC News and, of course, AHC, not, despite what the programming might suggest, the Adolf Hitler Connection but rather the American Heroes Channel. Yes, so it was on the TCM that the late, great Rob’t. Osborne was doing a Jeanne Moreau retrospective and we were immediately hooked. The Buñuel version of Diary of Chambermaid was unforgettable, especially the depraved part in which Moreau prances around in her little boots. Scandalous. Continue reading →

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FIrst Post: Sunday, July 30, 2017

‘We still haven’t walked in the glow of each other’s majestic presence…’ Continue reading →

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First Post: Saturday, July 29, 2017

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Tending to the Taverna

Living here in a Blue State — a Coastal Blue State, no less! — pretty much pushed away from the Concept of Country Music, it took all our lives until last night to find about about Jennifer Nettles. Yes, what deprivation, yeah? Continue reading →

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First Post: Friday, July 28, 2017

Time to skip the cereal! Continue reading →

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First Post: Thursday, July 27, 2017

Nat’l. New Jersey Day today. Here’s the Dylanesque Boss for yourself. Continue reading →

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Nocturnal Submission: Freestanding Edition 286

Good afternoon across all North American Time Zones now. Good afternoon this time. Continue reading →

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First Post: Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Good morning now. Still morningtime here on the Left Coast. Good morning again. Continue reading →

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Tuesday Sniping: Spa Dark-Day Edition

Take a deep breath. Continue reading →

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