Booyah to Wesley Clark. Senior
Wesley Clark was not a well-known name until the Clintons promoted him to the position of NATO commander during the second great Balkan disintegration...
Sippin’ on Gin and Juice
Okay, so listen to this. There’s a rumor going around that United Nations’ diplomats are getting intoxicated during budgetary meetings. I know. Total BS,...
German Fair Play
Marquel was eating his cake and selling it too, when he read Greece Might Be Better Off Outside Eurozone, German Finance Minister Says. Merkel...
The Donald Quacks
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Chop Suey Section correspondent, was riding a rickshaw in Beijing, when he stopped to read China’s Global Ambitions, With Loans and...
Eurovision 2017 Rediscovers Music
Salvador Sobral, 27, won Eurovision 2017 with his love ballad Amar Pelos Dois, which was written by his sister.
He said on receiving the trophy:
"We...
NGOs Curry Favors
Pakistan Warns Aid Groups to Follow Unspecified Rules, read Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Three Card Monte Section correspondent. Marquel was intrigued by Pakistan's insistence that foreign...
On Lust and Social Dilemmas: To Spit or to Swallow
Dominique Strauss Kahn, the would-have-been French Bill Clinton, was unluckily undone by his carnal lust before the French people had a chance to vote...
Presbyterians Divest From Israel; Prepare to Mount Military Campaign
The Presbyterian Church of America confirmed at their annual congress that they would divest themselves of investments in companies that provide equipment to Israel,...
The Russian Homophobe Likes It Cold & Gray
There are Russian homophobes as there are American homophobes. While all homophobes seem to like it cold and gray, the Russian homophobe has wonderlust,...
Linguistic Light on a Continent’s Peopling. Close examination shows that Russians came to America...
Continuing its trend of reporting non-news, The NY Times published: Linguistic Light on a Continent’s Peopling. Thank God for Marquel, TPVs Times Science and...
Return of the Samurai
Japan’s Parliament Approves Overseas Combat Role for Military, read Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Ah So! Section correspondent.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe succeeded in his effort to...
Furkini, Burkini, Bikini
Judging by how much media coverage the burkini has engendered, it comes as no surprise that TPV is covering it, too. Only more. Because...
Ukraine’s Bestest Buddy and Big Toe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTwIwfvNJLkMarquel, TPVs NYTimes Ordinary Bystanders Section correspondent, was singing The Star-Spangled Banner to wake himself up this morning, when he read Ukraine Picks Motley Group to Exchange...
The Sad Sequel
More Rescues From Boko Haram Nigeria Reported, and Marquel TPVs NYTimes Told You So Section correspondent, was only too happy to read it. It...


















