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The titles are listed below, 1 through 153.

Thanks for reading and Enjoy!

 

1
 
“Stars?” WTF? – 08/16/16
 

2
 
Seth Rogen, Sausage Pary and where does it end? 08/17/16

3
 
What the Trump?  Time to Buckle up.  08/18/2016

4
 
An Old M/Fan’s Lament
08/19/2016

5
 
The Low Bar  08/20/2016

6
 
R.I.P. – John McLaughlin and “The Nightly Show” 08/22/16

7
 
My Summer at the Movies
08/24/2016

7B
 
The Trump Media Empire
08/25/2016
 
8
 
Donald Trump, George Foreman & Imaginary Friends 08/26/16

9
 
Are the Clintons the Stupidest Smart People We Know? 08/27/16

10
 
Who are these people?  And, am I jealous?  08/28/2016

11
 
The Artistry of Richard Price
08/29/2016

12
 
Why do we “root, root, root” for the home team?  08/30/2016

13
 
Who plays Trump In Hillary’s Mock debate? 08/31/2016

14
 
Oh, say, will we EVER see?
09/1/2016

15
 
Mellow Music Monday
09/05/2016

16
 
Trump’s Low Bar & the Liberal (?) Media  09/05/2016
 

17
 
Here’s What Happens When I Go to Michael’s Art Supply Store 09/07/2016

18
 
Johnson/Weld Go Down with the Ship   09/09/2016

19
 
Trump Political Cartoon
09/20/2016

20
 
Do the Republicans have a Nosferatu Problem?  09/11/2016

21
 
Seeing Sully on 9/11
09/12/2016

22
 
Big Papi, the Mick & PED’s
09/13/2016

23
 
Just Own It!
09/14/2016

24
 
Donald Trump, the Moonwalk, and Apology/Regret 09/16/2016

25
 
Why Journalists Should Act Like Teachers  09/17/2016

26
 
Chase Headley, Bill Buckner, and Perspective 09/19/2016

27
 
Pants on Fire (music/lyrics)
09/20/2016

28
 
The Ghost in the Machine
09/21/2016

29
 
And now, Another Voice (guest writer) 09/22/2016

30
 
Do we really want a “businessman” as President? 09/24/2016

31
 
“I Read the News Today . . . oh, boy”  09/25/2016

32
 
The Great Debate?
09/26/2016

33
 
The Reality of Change
09/27/2016
 
34
 
Bald Man and Responsible Boy
(cartoon)  09/28/2016

35
 
VP Debate, Trump Post-Mortem, Snowden Review   09/29/2016

36
 
“Ragtime” 2016
 10/01/2016

37
 
Country or Conscience?
10/01/2016
 

38
 
Those sweet “Legends Suite” seats   10/03/2016

39
 
Older White Man Undercard , How many White People can eat Chowder at the same time?  10/04/2016

40
 
Veep Debate & Trump Clown Car
10/05/2016

41
 
What do we do AFTER the Archie Bunker election?  10/07/2016

42
 
Grope-A-Dope
10/08/2016

43
 
A Pence Candidacy? Really?
10/09/2016

44
 
Maybe I’m Getting this Wrong . . .But
​plus-bonus: Profiles in Cowardice  10/10/2016


45
 
Election 2016 & the Implicit Sexism Card   10/11/2016

46
 
The Death of Discourse?
10/13/2016

47
 
1960 Magnificent Seven meets
2016 Multicultural Sever  10/14/2016

48
 
The Cerebral Pleasure of W. Kamau Bell   10/15/2016

49
 
A Reflection on the Blues
10/16/2016

50
 
Assigned Reading
10/17/2016 
51
 
Full Bore Cray-Cray
10/18/2016

52
 
A Shout Out to Teachers
10/20/2016
 

53
 
Public Education & Civic Ignorance    10/21/2016

54
 
White Male Disability
10/22/2016

55
 
Suddenly, It All Makes Sense
10/23/2016

56
 
Party Foul?  WTF?
10/24/2016

57
 
In Praise of Lewis Black
10/25/2016

58
 
All in the Family
10/26/2016

58B
 
Me & Mr. Jones
10/27/2016

59
 
“I won’t endorse him but . . . “ Why?   10/28/2016

60
 
Comey, Prince of the G.O.P.
10/29/2016

61
 
Trump’s Staggering Ignorance & the Brilliance of Hamilton
10/31/2016

62
 
The Bettlejuice Election
11/01/2016

63
 
The Paulie-Ant’ny Report
11/02/2016

64
 
Finally, Joy in Mudville!
11/03/2016

65
 
The Home Stretch! (Finally)
11/04/2016

66
 
“My Family Didn’t Own Slaves”
11/06/2016

67
 
You Heard it Here First
11/07/2016

68
 
Planning Ahead
11/08/2016

69
 
An American Tragedy
by
David Remnick  11/09/2016


70
 
What Would I Tell My Students?
11/10/2016

71
 
Darkness & Light
11/11/2016

72
 
The Territory Ahead
11/12/2016

73
 
Tempus Fugit: BSHS 1966
Self-indulgent Blast  11/13/2016

74
 
Music  11/16/2016

75
 
Born to Ramble
11/17/2016

76
 
I Remember Exactly Where I Was When . . .    
11/18/2016


77
 
Born to Run 2020
11/20/2016

 
 
78
The Rural/Elitist Electoral Complex   11/21/2016
 

79
 
Living in the Future
11/22/2016

80
 
Giving Thanks for a Fortunate Life   
11/23/2016


81
 
Between Ta-Nehisi Coates & Me
11/24/2016

82
 
The Electoral College’s Insidious Roots   
11/27/2017


83
 
Professional Sports & U.S. History  
11/28/2016


84
 
Preparing for 2017: Part One
11/29/2016

85
 
Preparing for 2017: Part Two
11/30/2017

86
 
The Second Time Around
12/01/2016

87
 
A Time for Vigilance
12/02/2016

88
 
Taking Note of the End of an Era
12/03/2016

89
 
Keeping the “X” in “Xmas”
12/05/2016

90
 
The Rules Don’t Apply (to Warren Beatty)
12/07/2016


91
 
A Hot Stove Blast/Why You Should Love Baseball
12/08/2016

 
92
10,000 Hours of Practice
12/09/2016

93
 
A Note on Heroes
12/11/2016

94
 
Let’s Talk About Education
12/12/2016

95
 
Parallax View of History
12/13/2016

96
 
‘Tis the Season for Nostalgia
12/14/2016

97
 
Would Studying History Help?
(probably not . . but)
12/15/2016


98
 
It’s STILL the economy, Stupid!
12/16/2016

99
 
Not Much Cheer Here
12/17/2016

100
 
Looking Backward/Looking Ahead (Photos)
12/18/2016


101
 
The Electoral College Votes Today  
​12/19/2016


102
 
La La La
12/20/2016

103
 
What, more pictures?
12/22/2016

104
 
Lost in Translation or What DID Jesus Do?  
12/23/2016


105
 
Happy Hanukkah & Merry Xmas Eve 
​12/24/2016



106
 
Happy Hanukkah & Merry Xmas
12/25/2016

 

107
A Reminder About Genius
12/26/2017

107B 
Not with a Boom(er) but a Whimper  
12/28/2016


108
A Blast Primer on “The Sixties”
12/29/2016

109 
Thanks for Reading: Audience Participation Time 
12/30/2016

 

110
Ha-Ha-Ha & Oh-Oh-Oh – Movie Reviews  
12/31/2016


(Special Announcement, No #)
The Department of Redundancy Department  
01/01/2017


111
Bread & Circuses? Nope – Bowl Games & Pizza  
01/03/2017


112
Talking Heads Run Amok
01/04/2017

113
What’s in a Name?
01/05/2017

114
What George Said
01/06/2017

115
Weekend Potpourri
01/07/2017

116
Around the World with Meryl Streep  
01/09/2017


117
My Kind of Town
01/10/2017

118
The Bourne Presidency (spoof)
01/11/2017

119
Pretty Funny-ish  
01/12/2017

120
A Guide for the Middle Class
01/13/2017

121
NY Time “Vows” Section
01/15/2017

122
Yikes!  Where the Hell Did That Half-Century Go? 
01/16/2017


123
It’s About Race, Stupid!
01/17/2017

124
Over the Fence(s)
01/18/2017

125
Ask Not?
01/19/2017

126
My Kubler-Ross Inauguration
01/20/2017

127
The Lens of History
01/21/2017

128
As History Turns
01/23/2017

128B
A Little of This, A Little of That
01/24/2017

129
Time to Act
01/25/2017

130
This, That, & the Other
01/27/2017

131
Two Oxymorons
01/29/2017

132
Announcement
01/30/2017

133
Trump’s Gepetto
01/31/207

134
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
02/01/2017

135
Those Were the Days
​02/02/2017

136
TV or Not TV?
Never a Question for Trump

137
​Special Dispensation Sunday


138
You have Everything to Fear!

139
The Mistress of Doublespeak

140
​A Series of Unfortunate Historical Events

141
​The Seinfeld Presidency

142

Local Lobbying Tips

143
​The Best Four Minutes at the Grammys

144
​Happy Saint Valentine's Day

145
​Go Figure!

146
​I Am Not Your Negro

147
Believing Don't Make It So

148
Cinema 101
​(A course on White Privilege)

149
News, "Fake" News 
&
​"The Enemy of the People"
​02/21/2017

150
​"I Cannot Tell the Truth"
02/22/2017

151

A Quick Take
02/23/2017

153
In Case You Missed This
​02/24/2017
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