His problem is not just that he looks out of touch, he actually *is* out of touch. (View Post)

Prosecuted by Roy Cohn, who then went to work for Senator Joe McCarthy, and then - in a New York property baron incarnation - went on to mentor Donald Trump. A secret homosexual, he died of AIDS in 1… (View Post)

Of course, US innovation seems to co-exist with absurd archaisms. It’s hard to make a “same day” payment in the banking system (although various apps have sprung up to provide a kind of alternative c… (View Post)

Happy Holidays PB. It Blanche (and others) are around, the Spotify playlist, “You’re Not on the Christmas List”, compiled by Jim Irvin, is v v good. (View Post)

No it doesn’t. These people were Scots. Absurd to pretend otherwise. (View Post)