Category Archives: Consumers

Puerto Rico All Dolled Up

  If only all of Puerto Rico were as “white” and generic-looking as this vintage souvenir doll purports its citizens to be, maybe Trump and his MAGA maggots wouldn’t have gotten so worked up over Bad Bunny performing at the

Puerto Rico All Dolled Up

  If only all of Puerto Rico were as “white” and generic-looking as this vintage souvenir doll purports its citizens to be, maybe Trump and his MAGA maggots wouldn’t have gotten so worked up over Bad Bunny performing at the

I Tried the ChatGPT Caricature Trend. Here’s What I Found

  I hate trends almost as much as I hate AI. Yet something about the Chat GPT Caricature challenge, the first real online fad of 2026, intrigued me. All over social media, people were posting colorful, cartoonish caricatures of themselves.

I Tried the ChatGPT Caricature Trend. Here’s What I Found

  I hate trends almost as much as I hate AI. Yet something about the Chat GPT Caricature challenge, the first real online fad of 2026, intrigued me. All over social media, people were posting colorful, cartoonish caricatures of themselves.

Same Year or New Year

To me, Trump is the Grinch who stole the New Year. In fact, he committed grand larceny –hijacking the entire year of 2025, looting democracy, demolishing decency, stealing food out of starving children’s mouths, while robbing us of any semblance

Same Year or New Year

To me, Trump is the Grinch who stole the New Year. In fact, he committed grand larceny –hijacking the entire year of 2025, looting democracy, demolishing decency, stealing food out of starving children’s mouths, while robbing us of any semblance

Christmas Chipmunks

Christmas With the Chipmunks

In my home, there was nothing unusual that on the last snowy night of Hanukkah in December 1963, after we had lit all the candles on the menorah, one of Hanukkah gifts was a Christmas album- “Christmas With the Chipmunks.”

Christmas Chipmunks

Christmas With the Chipmunks

In my home, there was nothing unusual that on the last snowy night of Hanukkah in December 1963, after we had lit all the candles on the menorah, one of Hanukkah gifts was a Christmas album- “Christmas With the Chipmunks.”

How America Met Rob Reiner – The Legacy of All In The Family  

Rob Reiner was the first person I ever saw on television stand up to a bigot. And fifty years later, he still was. Though now the bigot from Queens was no longer his father-in-law, a foreman on a loading dock,

How America Met Rob Reiner – The Legacy of All In The Family  

Rob Reiner was the first person I ever saw on television stand up to a bigot. And fifty years later, he still was. Though now the bigot from Queens was no longer his father-in-law, a foreman on a loading dock,

Trumps Sick War Against Women Reporters

Donald Trump has often boasted, “No one respects women more than me.” Says the convicted sex felon who has been on a tear calling female journalists stupid, ugly, terrible, obnoxious, incompetent, and piggy. There has also been appalling dead silence

Trumps Sick War Against Women Reporters

Donald Trump has often boasted, “No one respects women more than me.” Says the convicted sex felon who has been on a tear calling female journalists stupid, ugly, terrible, obnoxious, incompetent, and piggy. There has also been appalling dead silence

Donald Trump Our Un Woke President 

I have observed my 80-year-old husband nod off on the couch watching TV. I’ve seen his head tucked into his chest, eyes shut, asleep while he is sitting at his computer. When I gently mention this to him, he gets

Donald Trump Our Un Woke President 

I have observed my 80-year-old husband nod off on the couch watching TV. I’ve seen his head tucked into his chest, eyes shut, asleep while he is sitting at his computer. When I gently mention this to him, he gets

There is No Perfect Thanksgiving

For some of us, the idea of a harmonious family Thanksgiving dinner can be as much of a fable as the original one with the Pilgrims and Indians. This time of year, we are historically inundated with Norman Rockwell-esque happy

There is No Perfect Thanksgiving

For some of us, the idea of a harmonious family Thanksgiving dinner can be as much of a fable as the original one with the Pilgrims and Indians. This time of year, we are historically inundated with Norman Rockwell-esque happy

This Thanksgiving Not Everyone is Thankful

Sometimes, vintage comic books resonate very clearly for the present. Often for inspiration, I rifle through cardboard boxes of old periodicals and comic books that line my basement shelves. This afternoon, I came across two disparate vintage comic books. One

This Thanksgiving Not Everyone is Thankful

Sometimes, vintage comic books resonate very clearly for the present. Often for inspiration, I rifle through cardboard boxes of old periodicals and comic books that line my basement shelves. This afternoon, I came across two disparate vintage comic books. One

When Flying on Thanksgiving Was Actually Fun

Travelers this Thanksgiving are on edge. Flying is anything but fun. As millions crowd our airports for the traditional Thanksgiving trek home over the river and through the woods, the tension mounts at the thought of long lines, insufferable crowds,

When Flying on Thanksgiving Was Actually Fun

Travelers this Thanksgiving are on edge. Flying is anything but fun. As millions crowd our airports for the traditional Thanksgiving trek home over the river and through the woods, the tension mounts at the thought of long lines, insufferable crowds,