Within Him, Now Without Him

The legendary Ravi Shankar has passed away at 92.  Here is with his most famous fan, George Harrison. Still amazing that he is Norah Jones...

Shooting at Mall in Oregon

At least two dead as gunman walks around shooting, in usual camouflage outfit and bulletproof vest, before offing himself.  How only two kil...

Old Bald Drummer Dies

Well, that's what he was known as for some of us of a certain age, without knowing his name.  He was Ed Cassidy, who has died at age 89,...

The Return of Upton Sinclair!

Jonathan Chait just now at New York magazine suggests that a Politico piece, accidentally, reads like something my hero Uppie might have w...

'Zero Dark' Dirty?

UPDATE #3  Now security analyst Peter Bergen, writing at CNN site,   joins those questioning movie on torture .  "The compelling story...

Jesus: Putting the 'Mass' in Christmas

Let's think of him like this, this time around.   U2 does Woody Guthrie's "Jesus Christ."

Holiday Cheer and Love Notes

Hi everyone, Hope the week has gotten off to a good start for all. Wonder if anyone else was crazy enough to go to a Toys R Us on a Saturday...