ROYAL WEDDING BELLS… (ringing the blending of tradition with the present) Britain’s with-it Prince Harry and America’s film celebrity Megan Markle just got married in what was (by royal standards) a modestly family-sized affair. The occasion presented some interesting historical
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MURDER MOST FOUL… (…by another mad-dog rampage of mayhem and slaughter…) The recent suicide bomber attack in Manchester, England, was murder most foul…by another mad-dog rampage of mayhem and slaughter. It once again makes clear that the world community faces
THE BRITISH ARE LEAVING!…THE BRITISH ARE LEAVING? (…well kinda…maybe…maybe not…) Everyone is on tenterhooks about the upcoming referendum in England to decide whether they should quit or stay as a member of the European Union. It’s hard to say which
ON HER MAJESTY’S BIRTHDAY (…it’s nice to see a contemporary who, much like a great wine…has aged so well) It’s Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday, and, Francophile though I may be, it’s nice to see a contemporary who,
SINCE ELVIS HAD THE SMARTS TO LEAVE IT… (…there are no adults left in DC…) The puerile political minuets by both the White House and the Congress, to maintain their arguments about the budget, thus keeping the government shutdown in