Willis Carto, Sugar Daddy to Holocaust Deniers, Is Dead
From the SPLC: According to reports from white nationalists, Willis Carto, a man active on the radical right for more than 60 years, has died, aged 89. Carto was one…
Dear Bibi Netanyahu
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 Bibi, Here's what you said, according to the Times of Israel: During an address Tuesday to delegates at the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, Netanyahu posited that the Nazi fuehrer…
The Neo-Nazi (Who Wants To Be) Next Door
I've seen documentaries about Neo-Nazis and skinheads many times before, so nothing in this one, posted today at The New York Times, comes as a huge shock. The subject here,…
Rough Week
Sorry to have been away for a bit. Early last Tuesday morning, my digestive system suddenly decided that it was Tommy DeSimone and that the rest of me was six weeks late…
Poster Art For the Festival My Play’s In
The field gray uniform represents my show. For more information or for tickets, visit Burien Actors Theatre.
The Problem With Making Your Conscience My Problem
From Milledgeville, GA: Brittany Cartrett recently learned some bad news from her doctor about her pregnancy. She miscarried around five or six weeks along. "So we made the decision to…
Turning the Odometer Over Again
I've just taken my new mystery project over 50,000 words, and since I intended this to be a shorter piece than my last two, that means I'll have first draft…
Scattered Thoughts
It's been busier than usual up here at Shangri-La. I won't say this has left me bereft of time for blogging, but it has rendered me a bit more scattered…
Goodbye, Leonard.
Leonard Nimoy died today. Since I didn't know him personally, I'll leave it to others to discuss the terrific guy that from all accounts he was. Instead, I'll take a…
Dear Bill O’Reilly
Dear Bill O'Reilly, Don't worry Bill, I'll be brief and use small words because even though you're not aware of your limitations, the rest of us know them all too…