Deliberately ahistorical period pieces are generally empty and useless (I’m looking your way, Bridgerton), since they obscure rather than reveal the truth about our pasts and ourselves. Nonetheless, The Great is the exception to that reliable rule, as Tony McNamara’s manic Hulu hit employs its inaccurate vision of 18th-century Russia for delightfully daffy comedy that
“I’m Totally Freaked Out”: Brazil’s Elite Fleeing Bloodshed And Chaos
August 4, 2018 by
Amid the economic, political, and social collapse, Brazil has been described by many as being in the midst of a “zombie apocalypse” as years of corruption and violence spectacularly implodes all at once. Horrified by the out of control violence and pessimistic about the nation’s political and economic outlook, thousands of wealthy Brazilians are now […]
GOODBYE, OBAMA: Trump State Department Supports Iran Protesters, Says Iran Exports ‘Bloodshed’
December 30, 2017 by
On Friday, the Trump Administration showed in one more way why it is 180 degrees from the Obama Administration terms if foreign policy. As peaceful protests against the Iranian theocratic and despotic regime occurred in Iran, the State Department issued a statement supporting the protesters and bluntly stating that it “strongly condemns the arrest of […]
Horror, bloodshed at Jerusalem, Muslim kills 2 – tourists targeted in wild burst of gunfire
October 4, 2015 by
This is daily now — thanks to Obama’s sanction of the savagery and racism commanded in the Quran. Yesterday, a Jewish couple was executed by Muslims in front of their four children. Obama has said nothing … but he invites time-bomb hoaxers to the White House. He is a hater — he is one of […]