Sacha Baron Cohen’s Latest Prank Scores Without the Cruelty of ‘Borat’
If you look up the word “prank,” among the older definitions is this one: “A trick to make people stare.” Thanks to movies like “Bruno,” comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s follow-up to “Borat,” a newer definition would have to add “or look away.” Prepare to squirm, or worse: As one of the subjects/victims in the film’s [...]
Anger Over CIA Flap is Misplaced
Where’s the outrage? If this country had its head on straight, there would be nothing but white-hot popular fury over the latest Bush-era CIA scandal broken by the New York Times. CIA director Leon Panetta reportedly told congressional committees that under Dick Cheney, the CIA hatched a plan, in the wake of 9/11, to kill [...]
Winner or Not, Watson’s Feat Astonishes
All together now, my fellow baby boomers… Sigh. Couldn’t reality have waited 10 more minutes, before lowering the boom on Tom Watson? Who decided to pull the plug on his magic on the 72nd hole of the British Open, so we all had to watch it drain away, like water out of a bathtub? Never [...]
Senator Jim King’s Cancer Has Returned
Former State Senate President Jim King had been diagnosed with an advanced form of pancreatic cancer in May. The Senator underwent surgery and it was announced just one month ago that he was now cancer-free. Unfortunately, that dianosis has now been amended. The King family’s spokepeople, two former staffers, released the following statement yesterday which [...]
Equinox Equal to Crossover Task
The midsize TrailBlazer had to go. And take its 12 to 14 m.p.g. city and 16 to 20 highway mileage, depending on the model, with it. That puts the task of attracting buyers on the redesigned shoulders of the Chevy Equinox crossover. Though it’s bigger than its three primary rivals — the Toyota RAV4, Honda [...]
One Problem, Two Approaches
I’ve spent a lot of time the past couple of weeks listening to the two top city government officials discuss the upcoming budget cycle and Mayor Peyton’s proposed 1.02 mil property tax increase, and it’s shaping up to be a “big bag of popcorn” debate. Mayor Peyton and Richard Clark (the current City Council President) [...]
My Secrets for Great California Surf and Turf
No restaurant main course may be more widely beloved and widely ridiculed at the same time than “surf and turf.” That rhyming combination of boiled or grilled lobster and grilled steak certainly solves the dilemma some people face when dining at an old-fashioned fancy steak and seafood restaurant and want something extra-special but can’t decide. [...]
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