Los Angeles is the Hollywood Sign
Los Angeles has always been a city of contradictions. For one thing, most of its citizens share a love hate relationship with the city. It is a Western City, populated at first by New Yorkers and Mid-Westerners, and now with people from every part of the globe. It is an American city [...]
Puppetry of the Pearly Penile Papules
For many years now, the running commentary is that a man’s penis has a mind of its own. Or we have heard it said that the little head is in command of the big head. Maybe so. Maybe not. But here is a case where a man’s penis should have maybe done the thinking for [...]
The True Legacy of J.D. Salinger
By now anyone with a heartbeat knows that J.D. Salinger passed on, last week. The death of the controversial author of “Catcher in the Rye” was certainly a news event, bringing out the deferential and the snarky. There were reviews and reminiscences, lengthy and brief accountings of his place in literature and his place in [...]
Hang High the White Collar Criminals
People are pissed off. This in itself is no real news as the public disgust with the news media, politicians and Wall Street has been on the increase every year. But now they are really pissed off. People are so angry that not even their Prozac and Zoloft, and the other mood enhancers, can fend [...]
Advent of the Electric Car Means Luxury Cars for the Poor
The Age of Steam is upon us. Or, in this case, as we are several generations removed from the Age of Steam, we are adapting to the age of alternative energy. Alternative Energy is in itself a funny name, as energy is energy, so an alternate energy source is just a difference source than the [...]