La Strada is a perfect tragedy, no excess, the pure bones of life and death and love in the face of crushing impossibility. I saw it for the first time at Hamilton College in 1959 and staggered out into a cold winter night. The stars seemed to be saying, "That's right, kid."
We've hit bottom, so it can only get better from here.
At today's Press Conference, Obama pledged new actions to dig into disclosures of Shell Companies used to hide income from US taxes. If Obama is serious, perhaps the announced actions will help clear up the nagging questions about consulting fees paid to the Clintons through their Shell Companies.
He's just like Paul Krugman, but with politics
One of the most frustrating policies of the Democratic Party in general and the Obama Administration in particular is the United States' continued involvement in War Crimes.
War Crimes?!
Well, yes actually. The kind which we executed scores of Germans and Japanese for after the Second World War. You know, the good one where we saved the world from fascism? Surely they mentioned something about it in school, it was in all the books.
The new transgender advocacy organization Trans United Fund has released its first pro-transgender advertisement:
The video is entitled Meet My Child, and it features three transgender children and their mothers.
Trans United Fund was founded on the conviction that nothing is more transformative than trans people and our families sharing their lives authentically. For too long, the voices of bullies who play to the public's worst fears and demonize our community have been the loudest. For too long, trans people and our families have been kept out of the spotlight for fear that the truth of our lives would be 'off message.' This ad shares the story of three incredibly loving mothers and their children. The story of a mother's love, dreams and hopes for her children and fierce commitment to protect them is something that all Americans understand.
Friday Photography
Photography essays and photo series is today's subject. While the basic unit of photography is the single photograph a lot more can be done with multiples. We don't try to write an essay on a post it note so why should we try to capture everything in one photograph.
That would not be me. I grew weary of that years ago, husband who could occasionally do that died, and I sent both off to recycle heaven.
But I heard that trial again today from my responsible homebuyer daughter who complained that their (couple) lawn was the Last Yard Mowed, again. She did not acquire that peer pressure in her natal home, I am off-road, out-of-view of neighbors. But the lawn mower, still pull-cord, without choke, will.not.start.
Saturday May 6, 1916
Comrade Debs: "Peace With Honor a Fraudulent and Hypocritical Phrase
From the Texas Corsicana Daily Sun of May 4, 1916:
