The Day They Invented Old Age
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMiCGOZVkgQ
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes The Useless Elderly Section correspondent, was patting his pocket copy of the Myth of Sisyphus, when he read For Some, ’Tis...
The Inexplicable Value of Women in Power
Susan Sarandon, according to Maureen Dowd, summarized it best for the rest of us in awe of accomplished women in power:
“you can’t just vote...
Did Hill Order Destroying Evidence?
Despite Valet-in-Chief James Carville's attempts to dismiss Emailgate, Hill is in trouble. As TPV reported, her Clorox attempts to clean up the server she...
Inexplicable Daily Events: Why Pay for Barbie When You Can Pay For a Slightly...
As ParisMatch announces
"The American Dream Is Dead: Average is beautiful"
TPV launches an investigation under the banner "How much money do women spend on becoming ugly-ish?"
None....
Postcard from the Edge – How to Disappear … Completely
In our FB age, with constant fears about being tracked via our smart phones, or other electronic devices, it’s rather amazing that an entire...
Revisiting the Wikipedia Entry for Burning at the Stake
Until very recently, Jeanne d'Arc, a remarkable peasant from north-east France, was the most famous person burnt at the stake. Of course, there are a few other...
What Would an American Nureyev Do in Afghanistan?
Now, even if you don't know who Serge Diaghilev was or you never heard of his most famous protégé, Nijinsky, you still know that when...
When Bob Survives Dr. Marvin
Depressed? Try Therapy Without the Therapist, says Marquel, TPVs NYTimes A Chip Off The Old Block Section correspondent, and he is not alone. This was...
Happy New Possum
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Varmint Section correspondent, was petting a white rat lost in the NYC subway system when he read North Carolina: Opossum Drop Is...
Facebook and Instagram Make History, and History Makes Them.
Posts about private weapon sales will only be visible to users older than 18, says Facebook and Instagram.
But TPV sees a big problem with...
The Power of Words
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Rock and Roll Section correspondent was thinking hard to find the benefits of marriage when he received a call from his...
Is Ukraine the Clintons’ Falklands War?
Few remember Margaret Thatcher, the Hillary of the 1980s, the British prime minister who never once thought about anybody but her family and friends....
Baby Brother
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes For Auld Lang Syne Section correspondent, was watching Al-Jazzera English TV, when he read Jeb Bush’s Revisionist History of the Iraq...
Rembrandt, You’re So Vain
With Rembrandt, the Selfie Takes On New Meaning, Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Egoism Section correspondent, read and nodded in agreement with Nina Seigal.
Rembrandt painted more selfies than...
