The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

In The Mailbox: 04.29.26 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: The Doctor Will Kill You Now EBL: Martha Vickers, Humanity’s Near Extinction, MAGA SCOTUS Congressional Districts, Oven Grilled Red Snapper, and “Joan of Arc” Twitchy: Obnoxious Ostroushko Family Indicted For Assault On TPUSA Reporter, CNN’s Laura Coates Calls SCOTUS VRA Ruling […]

In The Mailbox: 04.29.26 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Well, as you can see, I didn’t have the necessary energy. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Claude AI Deletes Company’s ENTIRE Database, also The Gun Debate Trap EBL: The Success of the P-51 in WWII, Veronika Miller, Mutiny on the Bounty, Miso Hungry Monday, and Indiana Pork […]

Methods of Journalism 301

Welcome to J-School, boys and girls, and before we start today’s lesson, somebody needs to hit the tip jar for $16.04, for reasons to be explained later. This morning I had an online colloquy with my friend Ladd Ehlinger over the merits of When Harry Met Sally. It was Ladd’s contention that, as a director, […]

In The Mailbox: 04.28.26 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho We’ll see if I have the energy after driving back from Vegas to do the evening edition. Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM Doug Ross: With Eisenhower On D-day (1944), The Nuland Prophecy also, A Day With Pvt. John Steele of the 82nd Airborne (1944), 357 Magnum: The Direct […]

‘Pretending Not to Know’

In 2011, explaining his abandonment of “brain-dead” liberalism, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet published The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture. It was there that he expressed what has become known as The Mamet Principle: “In order to continue advancing their illogical arguments, modern liberals have to pretend not to know things.” […]

Rule 5 Sunday: It’s (Almost) That Time of Year Again

— compiled by Wombat-socho We’ve featured Terann Hilow of Vengeance Bikinis before, but it’s been a while, and her hand-knit bikinis are kinda cool anyway. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. EBL: Saturday Spotted Prawns, Saturday Night Girls With Guns, “La Marseillaise“, Private Property, Jeannie Rousseau, Casting Calamities, He’s Just Not That […]

FMJRA 2.0: Down To The Wire

— compiled by Wombat-socho Will the Senators make the playoffs? It all depends on the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins. We took two of three from the A’s and then lost two of three to the Reds, our sole win coming from a ninth-inning rally against Dick Woodson and a solid relief inning […]

Newly Released By Chris Cassone,
“The Art of the Stomp Box” Is A Treat

by Smitty Chris Cassone is an old and dear friend of the blog, having recorded arguably the best blues ever: Thus, when word broke out about his new book, “ART OF THE STOMP BOX: Celebrating The Visual Artistry of Effects Pedals” I didn’t hesitate to order a copy. I have an equally old friend who […]

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