Helen H. Moore's Blog, page 1045
July 25, 2015
Donald Trump is an actual fascist: What his surging popularity says about the GOP base
The word "fascist" has been abused by the left over the years. But a look at Trump's rhetoric shows scary parallels
July 24, 2015
Must-see photos: Never-before seen images inside the White House on September 11
A Freedom of Information Act request leads to these amazing Cheney, Bush, Powell and other portraits
My Krautrock adventures: Faust’s albums were the greatest recordings ever made by anybody — how could I keep them to myself?
When I first played Faust for my classmates they reacted with laughter -- then anger that such music even existed
The power of the American story: “I want to read something that reaches inside me and rips me up and puts me back together”
Two novelists on the pain in black authors' writing, the influence of Toni Morrison, the tradition of storytelling
July 23, 2015
When the absolute right to snark turns sour: A Gawker believer reconsiders the manifesto he once held dear
Snark can be a useful tool, but when it turns into an indiscriminate hammer, everyone starts to look like a nail
Jon Stewart faces his next chapter: Goodbye to “the joy machine” of the writing room and the anxiety of being the poster boy for the left
"You have to never be precious with the material," Stewart reflected on the fast pace of "The Daily Show"
Time to retire “haters gonna hate”: With Taylor Swift’s apology, the bright new post- “Shake It Off” era is born
It's dishonest and lazy to spin legitimate criticism as mindless trolling
“Southpaw”: A gripping, conflicted fable of a white champ in an imagined America
Jake Gyllenhaal is magnificent in a classic fight drama from the creators of "Training Day" and "Sons of Anarchy"
Wyatt Cenac: Jon Stewart told me to “f*ck off” after I challenged him on racially charged impression
Wyatt Cenac tells Marc Maron in a recent "WTF" that he left "The Daily Show" devastated by his clash with Stewart
The Planned Parenthood hoax has devolved into a string of Nazi comparisons
Sean Hannity compares Planned Parenthood to Auschwitz & Limbaugh mentions Adolf Hitler, because of course
