“Please clap” — The Long, Sad Journey of John Ellis Bush
FEBRUARY 23, 2016 It wasn’t supposed to end this way. The plan seemed foolproof. After all, it worked for George W. Bush in 1999 — woo your family’s favorite fat-cat…
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South Carolina Primary — Trump Clobbers the Field, Forcing Bush To Quit; Nevada Caucuses — Clinton Defeats Sanders
FEBRUARY 22, 2016 Time is running out to stop Donald Trump. Trump roared to an 11-point victory in Saturday’s South Carolina primary, thoroughly clobbering his opponents and picking up…
In Questioning Whether God Is Even Listening To Us, “The Witch” Will Really Creep You Out
FEBRUARY 20, 2016 It seems that every year or so, there comes along one horror film that transcends the genre, trading not in explicit gore, but in humanity’s most…
Donald Trump vs. Pope Francis — The Most Powerful Man in the World (In His Own Mind) Takes on His Holiness
FEBRUARY 19, 2016 Photo: AP The Pope? Really? It’s as if it’s a game for Donald Trump. After he paid little price for calling undocumented workers from Mexico “rapists,”…
There’s A Lot of Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll in Martin Scorsese’s New HBO Series “Vinyl,” But Not Much Joy
FEBRUARY 17, 2016 In the film world, music and Martin Scorsese have become synonymous. I don’t think there’s another living director who has such astute musical taste, and some…
Oscar Nominee “A War” — Intense Battles Both on the Front Lines and on the Homefront
FEBRUARY 16, 2016 One particularly snarky critic has dismissed Tobias Lindholm’s Oscar-nominated “A War” as “one of the four films destined to lose to ‘Son of Saul’” for the…
The GOP Debates: Round 9 — After a Moment Remembering Scalia, It Was Back To the Playpen
FEBRUARY 15, 2016 Photo: AP Pardon my language, but Jesus, what a shitshow! If you had “liar” as your drinking game word, you’re probably still passed out. The six…
What the Death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Means for the Court and the Election
FEBRUARY 13, 2016 Photo: Getty Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, a strict Constitutionalist who was considered by many to be the most conservative member of the sitting Court,…
The Democratic Debate: Round 6 — Not a Civil War, But a War That’s Civil
FEBRUARY 12, 2016 Photo: AP In contrast to last Saturday’s GOP debate’s murder/suicide takedown of Marco Rubio by Chris Christie, Thursday’s Democratic debate from Milwaukee, WI wound up with…
New Hampshire Turns the Race Upside Down Again — Sanders Routs Clinton; Big Win For Trump, Kasich 2nd
FEBRUARY 10, 2016 Photo: Getty That wasn’t even close. New Hampshire has had a long history of thumbing its nose at the political results from Iowa. The results of…
