Ghislaine Maxwell is No Victim

G Virginia Giuffre: “I was instructed to get undressed and have sex with Jeffrey Epstein while Ghislaine Maxwell was participating as well. Both of them. I was abused by Ghislaine and Epstein.” While convicted sex trafficker and rapist Ghislaine Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell is No Victim

G Virginia Giuffre: “I was instructed to get undressed and have sex with Jeffrey Epstein while Ghislaine Maxwell was participating as well. Both of them. I was abused by Ghislaine and Epstein.” While convicted sex trafficker and rapist Ghislaine Maxwell

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

A satirist is necessary for the health of society. Especially when that society is as toxic as ours is. CBS may have pulled the plug on one of our vital life supports, but truths will prevail. South Park got it

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

A satirist is necessary for the health of society. Especially when that society is as toxic as ours is. CBS may have pulled the plug on one of our vital life supports, but truths will prevail. South Park got it

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Will the Redskins Return? Whatever!

Many moons ago, Native Americans were on the warpath over the use of the offensive name Redskins for a football team. Woke Americans changed it to the Washington Commanders. Now, our long national nightmare will soon be over if Trump

Redskins logo

Will the Redskins Return? Whatever!

Many moons ago, Native Americans were on the warpath over the use of the offensive name Redskins for a football team. Woke Americans changed it to the Washington Commanders. Now, our long national nightmare will soon be over if Trump

‘Where the Boys Are’: Connie Francis Classic Revised

With the death of Connie Francis, her signature song “Where the Boys Are” keeps playing through my head. For some reason, that song takes up a lot of real estate in my already cluttered mind. With 60 years of pop

‘Where the Boys Are’: Connie Francis Classic Revised

With the death of Connie Francis, her signature song “Where the Boys Are” keeps playing through my head. For some reason, that song takes up a lot of real estate in my already cluttered mind. With 60 years of pop

Finding Light Amidst Division: An Independence Day Reflection

Even as the sun seems to be setting on American democracy, there are moments of pure light that connect us. Today, when life in these United States feels fraught with fear, divisiveness, and anxiety, a small exchange I had this past

Finding Light Amidst Division: An Independence Day Reflection

Even as the sun seems to be setting on American democracy, there are moments of pure light that connect us. Today, when life in these United States feels fraught with fear, divisiveness, and anxiety, a small exchange I had this past

July 4th- It’s Mourning in America

There is little to celebrate this July 4th. This July 4th its mourning in America. I cry for our country. I cry for the millions who will lose the safety nets so primal to being an American. I cry that

July 4th- It’s Mourning in America

There is little to celebrate this July 4th. This July 4th its mourning in America. I cry for our country. I cry for the millions who will lose the safety nets so primal to being an American. I cry that

Make America America Again

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” — FDR, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1937. These core

Make America America Again

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” — FDR, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1937. These core

Liberace Magazine Cover 1950s

Liberace: The Closeted Dream Boy of 1950s America

In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes. But, OH! so much more. Come Wednesday

Liberace Magazine Cover 1950s

Liberace: The Closeted Dream Boy of 1950s America

In Your Dreams Next to Rock Hudson, Liberace was Sue Ellen Wolinski’s absolute dream date. Liberace was just so fabulously different from any other fellows she had ever met. A wonderful pianist, yes. But, OH! so much more. Come Wednesday

Remembering Bobby Sherman: A Teen Idol’s Legacy

The news of the death of teen idol Bobby Sherman yesterday finally surpassed all the Trump posts on my social media feed as women of a certain age lamented the passing of their first crush. And gay men whose uncertain

Remembering Bobby Sherman: A Teen Idol’s Legacy

The news of the death of teen idol Bobby Sherman yesterday finally surpassed all the Trump posts on my social media feed as women of a certain age lamented the passing of their first crush. And gay men whose uncertain

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The Tragic Loss of Gilbert: A Golden Retriever’s Tale

Gilbert, the happy-go-lucky golden retriever who lost his life as a result of the tragic shootings in Minnesota, could have been a pal of Moes. With his big grin and sparkly eyes, I could envision them playing in the park

Melissa Hortman Gilbert

The Tragic Loss of Gilbert: A Golden Retriever’s Tale

Gilbert, the happy-go-lucky golden retriever who lost his life as a result of the tragic shootings in Minnesota, could have been a pal of Moes. With his big grin and sparkly eyes, I could envision them playing in the park