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Daily Archives: August 27th, 2010

Pretending it’s not there

This post from Paul Krugman got me thinking. The post features a youtube of Al Jolson singing Brother, Can You Spare a Dime, with lyrics penned by Yip Harburg, who went on to pen the words for The Wizard of Oz. The song tells the story of a the working men who served in World […]

The Times Gives Mehlman a Pass

Ken Mehlman, former head of the RNC, and architect, along with Karl Rove and a host of others, of various gay baiting and gay hating Republican initiatives, has come out as gay. This was an open secret at the time he was stirring up hate, but that’s another matter. Here’s what the New York Times […]

Friday Night Music-Judy Garland

This one was suggested by the Krugman post I referenced in my previous post. I know that we’re all supposed to believe that Citizen Kane is the best movie ever made, and it was a great movie, but for my money, the prize should go to the Wizard of Oz. How many times have you […]