(to OWS w/ apols to S.S.) This is shorter than the original.  Some spoken exchanges have been cut. Patti Lupone and George Hearn sing it here. Original lyrics here.   MRS. LOVETT: Thousands in the street… SWEENEY TODD: And? LOVETT: … Continue reading →

Herman Cain believes this:  “…based upon the little knowledge that I have of the Muslim religion, you know, they have an objective to convert all infidels or kill them.” Yes, that would account for the widespread havoc and murder perpetrated … Continue reading →

First, watch Rick Santorum rail against being called “a bigot.” Next, ask yourself: “How oblivious can a man be, to huff contemptuously that ‘The American Psychological Association is not proof of anything,’ in a diatribe in which his notion of … Continue reading →

Will someone please tell me how I should feel about Obama? I read about half a dozen blogs every day.  They’re without exception written by and commented on by smart, funny, honest, sophisticated people.  What this means is I’m exposed … Continue reading →

I just posted this as a reply to something written by the indispensible, fabulous aimai over at Roy Edroso’s place (http://alicublog.blogspot.com/) and it came out so long I thought, Shmuck, post it as a post.  Thus: Aimai writes about the … Continue reading →

I know–I promised I would post daily and I haven’t done a blessed thing for weeks.  Why?  I don’t know, which really means that I probably don’t know.  Which really means that I do know: I don’t like writing anything … Continue reading →

People say to me, “Ellis, is there some convenient metaphor or metric I can use to gauge the level of degradation and deterioration of today’s Republican Party?”  And, until recently, all I could point to was little things–everything done and … Continue reading →

First, go here, read this:  http://tinyurl.com/3o4erd9 . It’s Paul Mandelbaum’s great review of My Hollywood, by Mona Simpson.  He places it in the context of other Hollywood novels including What Makes Sammy Run?, Pandaemonium, The Player, and The Day of … Continue reading →

If the thought of “Bible Summer Camp” isn’t enough to make you want to kill yourself, perhaps you’d prefer to want to kill yourself over the Tampa 912 Project: a week-long day camp for victims kids 8-12 dedicated to inculcating … Continue reading →