Editor’s Page Guest Editorial by John Dallas Hicks For more editorials, visit:http://thedarksideofthedream.com The Particular Value of Pathfinders When I was a boy, my imagination would have short-circuited before creating an image of myself as an old man. I noticed recently that two well-known men I long admired died at the age of 62. When …
Peso Economics Explained —Or, why my box of Cheerios now costs $130 pesos. By Ed Tasca Why don’t food and other consumer prices ever go down? Everything else goes up and down in value, but not consumer prices. For many seniors, this issue has become an extremely important one. I speak first-hand. Because taking …
Time Warp By Chuck Pattinian We left our house in upstate New York for the Buffalo airport some 70 miles away in a thunderous rain storm and a luminous sky. It was 5:45 am. The wind shear was angry and relentless as we fish tailed towards the neon lights of the big city. The …
Imprints By Antonio Ramblés antonio.rambles@yahoo.com Châteaux du Clos Lucé & Chenonceau Leonardo’s helicopter model at Château du Clos Lucé Château du Clos Lucé. If you thought that Leonardo da Vinci is buried in his native Italy, or that his famous Mona Lisa arrived at the Louvre as a spoil of war, you’d be wrong …
Uncommon Common Sense By Bill Frayerbillfrayer@gmail.com The Politics of Fear Franklin Roosevelt’s famous quote, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself,” is as true today as it was in 1941, perhaps more so. In the wake of the recent ISIS terrorist attacks, we seem to be on the brink of making the same error …
The Wages Of Sin And Ignorance By John Ward Recently Playboy Enterprises announced that they are going to change their magazine format from primarily nude women to a super clothing catalog on steroids. It’s a pity. I know they are struggling with so many enemies of nudity – feminists who say it is exploitation …
A Part Of You I picked up your robe today How many times had I said to you Throw that thing away. But you refused to Said it suited you fine. I looked at all the holes burned in From cigarettes, the nap worn, The hem uneven, but you were stubborn. Many times …
Article 5: Universal Declaration of Human Rights “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” — oOo — In Solitary dedicated to Albert Woodfox, a member of the Black Panther movement who, of 43 years in a Louisiana prison, has spent 40 in solitary confinement …
Front Row Center By Michael Warren RumorsBy Neil SimonDirected by Paul Kloegman Rumors ran successfully on Broadway in 1988/89, and Christine Baranski won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. It’s described as a farce, but (as you might expect from Neil Simon) there are a lot of …
Letters to the Editor Dear Sir: Moscow is an unbelievably beautiful city, with something to look at around every corner. We are staying in the heart of Moscow a short walk away from Red Square where we will be walking to in a few minutes. We’ve already seen one play at the famous Vasiliev …
