Cynthia Weil dead: Legendary songwriter dies aged 82
The Grammy winner’s hits included You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling and On Broadway.
Opinion | Can Kevin McCarthy and Joe Biden Fix Washington?
Among the various reassessments of Kevin McCarthy following his successful debt ceiling negotiations, the one with the widest implications belongs to Matthew Continetti, who writes in The Washington Free Beacon…
Opinion | Jackie on My Mind
WASHINGTON — I think about Jackie Kennedy several times a day. I have no choice. Tour groups come by my house in Georgetown to see John Kennedy’s bachelor pad, where…
Opinion | States Are Stifling the Voices of Cities and Their Voters
By reducing the right of localities to make their own decisions, Texas has joined dozens of other states that have asserted their dominance over cities in recent years through a…
Links 6/3/2023 | naked capitalism
The Strawberry Moon Marks a Sweet Start to Summer Atlas Obscura. This evening. Thriving Garden in Sealed Bottle Hasn’t Been Watered in Over 40 Years My Modern Met 3M, DuPont…
The Strange Death of the Liberal Individual | naked capitalism
Yves here. Yanis Varoufakis frames this piece by recounting how his father, who worked initially in supervisory positions in a steel factory, made Greek antiquities a focus of his private…
NYC Sheriff Miranda Hawked ‘Gimmick’ COVID Protection Just Before Mayor Adams Hired Him | naked capitalism
Yves here. Yes, this is just a little scandal. But it’s so juicy and tacky. A New York city cop, soon to be sheriff, promoting a fake Covid protection device…oh,…
Car Bombing in Russian-Occupied Ukraine Shows Reach of War
A car bomb killed at least one person on Friday night in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian and Russian officials, highlighting the war’s reach far beyond the front lines…
A Musical Interlude of Many Instruments | naked capitalism
Just trust me. And enjoy! Hat tip Mark G. This entry was posted in Curiousities, Guest Post on June 3, 2023 by Yves Smith.
In Russian Schools, It’s Recite Your ABC’s and ‘Love Your Army’
A new version of the ABC’s in Russia’s Far East starts with “A is for Army, B is for Brotherhood” — and injects a snappy phrase with every letter, like,…