American singer and actor (1935–1977)
Mark Hemingway of the Federalist highlights one of the worst aspects of today’s American political discourse. Since being dumped from MSNBC, [Joy] Reid has been making the podcast rounds. And…
Monica Showalter of the American Thinker responds to criticism of President Tump’s choices for the Presidential Medal of Freedom: Elvis Presley, Babe Ruth, Antonin Scalia, Orrin Hatch, Miriam Adelson, Roger…
Tevi Troy shares with Politico some themes from his new book about the links between the White House and the world of popular culture. President Barack Obama has taken the…
If you believe this, then you believe Elvis is alive and well. When front-line tax agents in Cincinnati used the term “tea party,” they didn’t just mean conservative groups. Instead,…
View in your browser. Welcome Lately I have been hard on North Carolina’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and State Board of Education (SBE). My report on community college remediation…
Today’s episode of All in the Family had Archie and Meathead arguing over little Joey Stivic’s religion (or lack thereof) when Meathead — gasp —- gives the Lord the raspberry.…
UNCG prof Keith Debbage lays it all out vis a vis transportation issues in North Carolina, saying “Money needs to be spent based on need, not political interest.” Turn now…
I don’t think it’s being too critical to question the timing of Jeri Rowe’s N&R piece on Greensboro Coliseum director (and highest-paid city employee) Matt Brown now that March Madness…
Yesterday I mentioned how the goalposts kept getting moved for Bill Clinton after it was discovered he allowed an intern to service him in the Oval Office. James Lileks makes…
I mentioned to a colleague the other day, as the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik approached, that I remember standing in a neighbor’s front yard in Augusta, Ga.,…
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of Elvis. I think he is alive and well in Las Vegas. What is your favorite Elvis song? We’ll send this one…
Dancing Outlaw (1991) – It’s more a documentary than a movie, but it was aired by West Virginia Public Television. The film chronicles the interesting life of Jesco White, a…