by Dahlia | Dec 13, 2018 | Journal
Warning: SPOILERS. Bradley Cooper and and Lady Gaga in a scene from A Star is Born, which Bradley Cooper also directed. Hollywood loves a good makeover montage, and the story told within A Star Is Born—successful musician stumbles upon a talented but unknown singer,...
by Dahlia | Jun 17, 2018 | Journal
These days, the world feels crushingly bleak. There is no shortage of horror in our daily news, no shortage of abuses by those in power, no shortage of inequalities and injustices—and all these can leave you (me) crushed by the steamroller that has become a regular...
by Dahlia | May 29, 2018 | Journal
This post is not meant to declare that any one people is “good” or “bad.” I’ve repeatedly tried to move away from such simplistic binaries. The simple purpose of this post is to discredit some of the claims that Israel is an apartheid...
by Dahlia | May 1, 2018 | Journal
Okay, everyone. I think it’s time to review the current insult “snowflake” (with thanks to Dana Schwartz) — There is not a single political point a liberal can make on the Internet for which “You triggered, snowflake?” cannot be the comeback....
by Dahlia | Apr 13, 2018 | Journal
The New York Times recently published an article by Benedict Carey and Robert Gebeloff with the dramatic headline: “Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit.” Carey and Gebeloff warn of the withdrawal symptoms that unexpectedly cripple...
by Dahlia | Mar 30, 2018 | Journal
You may or may not have noticed that Roseanne is back. Not Roseanne Barr–she never left–but Roseanne Conner with her accompanying family (Darlene, DJ, Dan, Becky, Jackie, etcetera). Various entertainment publications are abuzz about not only the...
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