Steve Sack steps above the partisan divide that has, almost inexplicably, enveloped the Harvey Weinstein et al controversy to put before us what ought to be a priority, but may be becoming simply a momentary distraction.It’s the et al, which he captures on the page of that newspaper, that should pierce through everything else, because […]
There are all sorts of Harvey Weinstein cartoons floating around at the moment, but a lot of them miss the point.Or, at least, they miss my point. Oddly enough, my point was served up on a silver platter by happenstance in the form of today’s Vintage Juliet Jones, which originally ran July 21, 1960, when […]
Candorville not only strikes a personal note, but prompts some consumer information.I’d like to see some kind of action against deceptive use of “pre-qualified,” but action against deceptive marketing went out of favor in the Reagan years. Caveat emptor, baby!Today, as Lemont learns, “pre-qualified” means you have a mailing address.When I got my first credit […]
Start with a curiosity before getting into heavier topics: Francis, in which Brother Leo is a fool in the classic, Christian sense.I liked the Latin mass, both because liturgy should inspire a little awe, and because of its universality. I went to mass in Switzerland in 1965, as the mass was being divided into parts […]