Category Archives: Art

FIREWORKS: An Acrostic Poem for the Fourth of July

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro I wrote the following poem about a decade ago. NOTE: An acrostic is a type of poem where the first, last, or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for July 2, 2015: On the Subject of Scott Walker Running for President

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro The Chicago Tribune reported today that Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin plans to officially enter the presidential race on July 13th with a campaign announcement in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. For joy!  

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Larry Wilmore Says that South Carolina Should “Take the Damn Confederate Flag Down Right Now” (VIDEO)

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Last week on The Nightly Show, comedian Larry Wilmore did a segment on South Carolina and the Confederate flag. Included in the segment was a bit he called “For the Record”—during “which he tore down the widely … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis, Republicans, and the Gospel of Climate Change Denial (With a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro Award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore noted that since Pope Francis came “out on the side of acknowledging human-caused global warming, Republican presidential contenders are suddenly on the side of ‘science’ not religion.” Fiore: Thanks to the … Continue reading →

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Bill Maher on Republicans, Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling, and the United States of You Don’t Wanna Know

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Last night, Bill  Maher did a funny “New Rules” segment about the Republican party’s “fondness for axing both country-of-origin meat labeling and the estate tax…” He talked about House Republicans pushing “for a measure that would ban meat … Continue reading →

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Dumbass Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill Claims That Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Is Getting “A Pass” from the News Media

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri was up bright and early talking with Mika Brzezinski and squinty-eyed Joe Scarborough on MSNBC this morning. Poor Claire appeared a bit miffed because she thinks that Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for June 25, 2015: Regarding Fox News and Facts

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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John Oliver Talks about South Carolina and the Confederate Flag on “Last Week Tonight”

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro On Sunday night, John Oliver took on the subject of the Confederate flag flying on the grounds of South Carolina’s statehouse.

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Picture of the Day for June 23, 2015: Regarding Climate Change, Pope Francis, and Three Republican Presidential Candidates

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro Click here to view more political cartoons by Politico’s Matt Wuerker.

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For Father’s Day: Poems about Fathers by Award-Winning Poet Li-Young Lee (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro I fell in love with the poetry of Li-Young Lee when I read his debut collection Rose. Published in 1986, the book won the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Poetry Award. In the foreword that he wrote for Rose, … Continue reading →

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