Gone with the Wind

On occasion, I talk about Gone with the Wind. Two points -- I didn't realize Scarlet O'Hara was going to Fayetteville Female Academy. (Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, 4.  The…

Henry Monaghan (1934-2025)

I learned that Henry Monaghan passed away on January 1. Monaghan taught generations (and my, as well) federal courts.  Monaghan discussed in Columbia Law Review "Brown's departure from the original…

Hot Sardines

The Hot Sardines were "founded in 2011 by Elizabeth Bougerol and Evan Palazzo over a mutual love of Fats Waller." They got their start at underground parties in Brooklyn, and ...

Presidential Citizens Medal

I do not care about Liz Cheney receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal award. I can talk about Louis Lorenzo Redding. He was also getting the Presidential Citizen Medal. He was a…

Girl from the North Country

[I originally had this queued up for mid-June, but we just saw A Complete Unknown, which I recommend, so I decided to rearrange the schedule.] "Girl from the North Country" is on ...