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I know I said I’d never write another poem, but how often do you get to collaborate with a Pulitzer winner? _____ Portrait: Paul Szep Words: @Doc
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Culture-jamming the populists
It’s not about facts. It’s not about reason. It’s about a caricature of the enemy. And you’re the enemy. Our friend Jennie just shared this one: How to Culture Jam a Populist in Four Easy Steps. It walks through several really important bits of advice and concludes thusly: But if you want to be part of the solution, the road ahead is clear:
Read moreDear Liberals: you don't vote in your economic best interests, either
Bottom line: almost ALL Americans vote against their best interests. For years progressives have been hammering conservatives – specifically social conservatives – who “vote against their own interests.” As in, poor working people who vote for the wealthy GOP interests that are the reason they’re poor, and whose policies insure they will remain that way. I have certainly been among this crowd
Read moreWomen's March: Seneca Falls – more from Lisa Wright
S&R’s Lisa Wright participated in yesterday’s Seneca Falls Women’s March and sent back a remarkable catalogue of photos. Those weren’t all she shot, though. This morning we invite you to review the rest of the set over at Lisa’s Instagram site.
Read morePoem for the Trump Inaugural: "The Turning"
These truths we hold to be self-evident… The Turning – Samhain 1991 1. In this dry land crickets fear to chirp for waste of moisture. Rattlers bleach their bones, listless in the summer scald. 2. I don’t want to say too much for fear of being misconstrued or maybe for fear of being understood all too clearly so here’s your
Read moreDear Jerry Jones: please live forever
What’s the longest an NFL GM has lasted without winning a playoff game, anyway? In case you missed it, the Green Bay Packers executed a miracle yesterday to get golf season started for the #1 seeded Dallas Cowboys. In the 1995-6 season Troy Aikman led America’s Team® to a 27-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX. In
Read moreArtSunday: A visit to the garden shop. With a camera.
I recently spent an hour or two at The Gardens in Highlands Ranch, not far from where I live. It was wonderful. I already posted a couple shots from this outing – Ring in the New Year and Medusas. Here’s the rest of the set.
Read moreImagine: Saturday Video Roundup
I’m packing for our long march through the coming winter storm. This seems essential.
Read moreIf Trump gets to decide what's fake news, then journalism is dead – and so is the Republic
Today’s press conference makes clear why the American press must stand up and be reckoned with. Have a quick look at today’s national disgrace. No, not Trump, although he is certainly every inch a disgrace.
Read moreThe LL Bean/Trump row: time for (another) free speech lesson
You have the right to speak. You have no right not to be disagreed with. Let’s start with a brief quiz. Bob says X. Fred says no, X is wrong. Has Fred: a) infringed Bob’s free speech rights, or b) engaged in free speech the way the Framers intended? Answer below, in case you don’t understand how freedom works. This isn’t
Read moreRural elites: I've had it with the arrogance of ignorance (and its promoters)
The only thing worse than the willfully ignorant is the legion of apologists enabling them. Since the election – before, really – we’ve heard a lot of talk about how all those urban liberal elites need to stop being so arrogant and start listening to very real concerns of real Americans in rural flyover values America. We have more recently begun
Read moreDotsun Moon finds an answer on vox: Saturday Video Roundup
Dotsun Moon’s new singer, Maria Sebastian, is simply wonderful. Here’s proof. In my top CDs of 2016 list last week, I propped Rich Flierl and Dotsun Moon, a band doing some serious soul-searching after losing its very talented lead singer. Rich dropped some new tunes on me the other day, and they suggest that in Maria Sebastian he has found
Read moreGary Kubiak steps down: here's one Bronco fan's wish list for a new coach
Denver should be an appealing destination for nearly any coach. Here’s what we’d like to see. The speculation has swirled for a couple days, and this morning Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak made it official: he’s resigning. Gary Kubiak has stepped down as the head coach of the Denver Broncos, the team announced Monday morning.
Read moreThe most common New Years resolutions and me in 2017
Some yes, some probably not, a little bitch please…. Part 3 of a series I posted my two big resolutions for 2017 already: aim high and shoot straight and insist that support be mutual. But what will I do about all the standard resolutions? You know, the ones everybody makes and breaks every year? Here are 15 top New Years
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