FOWC with Fandango — Cantankerous Cantankerous is what we all are when we are tired of smiling when we want to scream. Cantankerous is what set off the #metoo movement. Women stopped wanting to smile and pretend. They got cantankerous. I… Read More ›
Day: 04/09/2019
GREAT, GREATER, GREATEST – Marilyn Armstrong
Kind of reminds me of the old talkin’ blues — “I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like!” I don’t know — or care — if the blogs I follow are great, greater or greatest. It’s… Read More ›
Meet William Barr, The Man You Never Got To Know
Originally posted on THE SHINBONE STAR:
William Barr during his 1991 confirmation hearing before the Senate Editor’s Note: First of two parts on U.S. Attorney General William Barr and his secret life with the CIA leading up to his first…
DEFINITELY YOUR FAULT – Marilyn Armstrong
Brought to you by the heartland of the Internet: Facebook So much of Facebook is made up of irresponsible bullshit written or “sponsored” by people who figure they have the right to shoot off their mouths, write drivel on public… Read More ›
JANE ALLEN PETRICK’S NON-WHITE AMERICA IN NORMAN ROCKWELL’S PAINTINGS – Marilyn Armstrong
Jane Allen Petrick has written a wonderful book about Norman Rockwell, the artist, and his work. It focuses on the “invisible people” in his painting, the non-white children and adults who are his legacy. For many readers, this book will be an eye-opener… Read More ›
