Friday, October 3, 2025

On the (ahem) Acting Career of Tilly Norwood

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To say that Curmie is rather ignorant of popular culture is to err more on the side of understatement than of hyperbole.  That wasn’t always...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

The Other UN Story

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  The chances are, Gentle Reader, that you’re well aware of the recent visit of President Trump to the United Nations.   You’ve read about h...
Friday, September 26, 2025

Two Scams Involving Cars and Driving

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  Curmie is trying desperately to think about something other than politics and variations on the theme: the Idiot-in-Chief, urged on by Sec...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Musings on the Shootings in Dallas... with a personal connection

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Curmie really wants to write about something other than the immorality and incompetence of the Trump administration and their minions in mor...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

More Censorial Hijinks in the Kirk Shooting Aftermath

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Darren Michael Regular readers of this blog will understand that Curmie is likely to take the side of theatre professors against The Man unl...
Monday, September 22, 2025

On the Dilemma of House Bill 719

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Politicians are, in general, an unsavory lot.   They’re more about winning than about doing the right thing, and winning is often defined no...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Hypersensitivity, But the Right Result at Michigan State

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Roy Horovitz You can’t tell the players without a scorecard, but Curmie’s best guess is that this particular attempted suppression of free s...
Friday, September 19, 2025

"Lola" and the Week's Headlines

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Curmie was 14 when the Kinks released their classic song, “Lola.”  It was the perfect age at which to revel in the delicious naughtiness, ce...