Want to read about that whole Rob Porter thing? You know, that White House dude whose two ex-wives accused him of abusive behavior, whose ex-girl friend claimed was receiving special treatment because he was “dating” White House babe/communications director Hope Hicks.1 Or how about Stormy Daniels, the porno star who received a $130,000 payment “facilitated”…
Wynton Marsalis—”Four In One”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPod_NTC1Yk Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Wycliffe Gordon, trombone; Wes Anderson, alto/soprano sax; Victor Goines, tenor sax; Danillo Perez, piano; Ben Wolfe, bass; Herlin Riley, drums. Warsaw, 1994. Posted by Austin Casey Need more Monk? Yes, you do. Go to Mostly Monk and continue your education.
Fred Kaplan: So sadly so right
I blow hot and cold on old Fred Kaplan, who hangs his hat at Slate, most recently, cold, when Fred waxed hot, announcing that “America’s retreat from the world under Trump has shown why we’re still the indispensable nation”1, vaguely claiming that all the world is crying out for American “leadership” to solve all their…
Chick Corea & Gary Burton—“Four In One”
Wikipedia tells me this Monk composition is based on the old "good time" tune "Has Anyone Seen My Gal", which contains the lines "Five foot two, eyes of blue", and hence "Four In One". Posted by LOFT music, Munich Piano Summer Festival, 1997. Need more Monk? Yes, you do. Go to Mostly Monk and continue…
Ramesh Ponnuru, suffering a failure of nerve
I often visit the website of the National Review, to find out what “responsible conservatives” are thinking, one of the most responsible (usually) being Ramesh Ponnuru, though Ramesh, I’m sad to report, while once a fairly stout Never-Trumper, has been sliding slowly into the slough of hemi-demi-semi Never-Trumpism, where, like misery, he enjoys company. NR…
Why the Nunes memo totally sucks
If you’re looking for good taste, forget it. This blog is not for the faint of heart: others offer you candy pills; Literature R Us supplies the real dope,1 The memo issued by House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes attacks the Department of Justice and the FBI for obtaining a warrant under the Federal Intelligence…
Trump, not as bad as he could be. That is to say, not as bad as he will be
Controversy swirls, have you noticed? It does, a lot, about the FBI, about immigration, about North Korea, about everything! The world goes round, and controversy goes around. Yeah, a whole lot of controversy these days. It would be nice if we could step back and get some perspective, a balanced view, as it were, one…
JiYoung Lee New Trio— “Bemsha Swing”
The good news is, he didn’t sh*t on the carpet
Well, that is good news, isn’t it? I mean, when the president of the United States sh*ts on the carpet, it’s always a downer. Always! But he didn’t do it this time! He totally didn’t do it! I mean, he barely loosened his pants! That’s the general take on General Good Trump, who mostly held…
Koch Bros pledge $400 million—because you’ve got to spend money to make money
Yes, the arms of the Kochtopus are reaching out, and gearing up, to spend $400 million on right-thinking guys and gals, first order of business being to maintain Republican majorities in both houses of Congress. “I’m more excited about what we’re doing and about the opportunities than I’ve ever been,” Charles Koch said. “We’ve made…