Salman Rushdie’s 2015 novel, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, saw the Indian-born British American author take on the role of Scheherazade by spinning numerous fabulous tales and spawning umpteen exotic characters. It was set in New York in an epoch marked by so-called strangenesses where good and evil genies battled, catastrophic disasters raged, […]
“Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) got into an eye-opening exchange this week with Chief John Chell, head of the New York Police Department. She excoriated Columbia University on X for mobilizing “the most violent” police to deal with students intimidating Jews in support of Hamas terrorists at war with Israel. Chell retorted, “Truly amazing! Columbia […]
The largest smartphone “dating” app for gay people believes it can boost its stock price, it seems, by optimizing even more for promiscuity and sex with strangers. Dating sites typically try to match users with other users who live in the same city. Grindr’s executives worry that this standard is growing stale, according to media […]
“Short guys like us,” a friend of mine said to me recently, “should never get their pictures taken when they’re standing next to someone tall.” “Short guys like us? What’s that supposed to mean?” I said, not exactly in those words. I used a colorful Anglo-Saxon vulgarism in there, once or twice, for emphasis. My […]
I am under no illusion that our allegedly right-wing elected officials can or even want to close the border, end the costly and unnecessary wars, balance the budget, protect the unborn, expand our right to bear arms meaningfully, or any of the other items promised every two, four, or six years. However, there is one […]
Since late January of 2012, the Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard has once a week featured a “Mainstream Media Scream” selection in his “Washington Secrets” column. For each pick, usually posted online on Monday, I provide an explanation and recommend a “scream” rating (scale of one to five). This post contains the “Liberal Media Screams” starting in January 2023. > For 2021 and 2022, for all of 2020. For all of 2019. For all of 2018. (Re-named “Liberal Media Scream” as of June 11, 2018.)...
Since late January of 2012, the Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard has once a week featured a “Mainstream Media Scream” selection in his “Washington Secrets” column. For each pick, usually posted online on Monday, I provide an explanation and recommend a “scream” rating (scale of one to five). This post contains the “Liberal Media Screams” starting in January 2023. > For 2021 and 2022, for all of 2020. For all of 2019. For all of 2018. (Re-named “Liberal Media Scream” as of June 11, 2018.)...
The Washington Examiner’s Sarah Bedford argued Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s reelection chances could be affected based on how he navigates the rise in pro-Palestinian support on college campuses within the United States. The U.S. has seen a growing number of protests made against Israel, with even some Democratic lawmakers such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib […]
In today’s climate, love is seemingly hard to come by and healthy relationships are few and far between. This desperation has led many to search for companionship via the internet, rather than the traditional meet cutes we see in movies. App creators and tech moguls have jumped on the opportunity to profit off of society’s This story Ranked: Dating apps appeared first on Washington Square News.
Restaurants in Washington state won’t be able to use those foam clamshell containers anymore. Coffee cups, plates
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