April 25, 2021 Pearl River The Texas Highway Department is changing all of the signs on state highways. They used to say, “Don’t Mess with Texas”, appealing to drivers not to litter. The new signs are going to say, “Texas is a Mess!” in order to let people know about the Republican-led legislative attack on …
Month: April 2021
“Our Bodies, Ourselves” at Fifty
April 24, 2021 Pearl River The Guardian refers to the book, Our Bodies, Ourselves, as one of the “most influential books of the 20th century.” I would say the book is that and more. It sold four million copies at least, and that doesn’t count the dogeared copies that were ubiquitous and passed around …
Trust in Advertising
April 23, 2021 New Orleans Talking to Margot Bloomstein was quite a bit out of my lane, but I like to think I’m still educable. I had been hooked by an email where she seemed to be slamming Victoria Secret to their knees and kicking them in the guts, according to her publicist. The company …