Category Archives: Culture and Society

Dave Chappelle’s SNL Monologue

Posted on January 19, 2025 by TTG

I was in the Middle East years ago after I quit my show. I was trying to find out what I wanted to do with my life. And while I was there, Jimmy Carter flew to Israel. So everybody in … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Society, Current Affairs, Humor, TTG | 3 Comments

What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants?

Posted on January 16, 2025 by TTG

It’s a headline no one would want to see: Fire hydrants being used to fight the Palisades Fire were running dry. The fast-moving fire tested the L.A. Department of Water and Power’s municipal system: The final tank used to maintain … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Society, Current Affairs, government, TTG | 32 Comments

The Livelsberger Manifesto(s)

Posted on January 4, 2025 by TTG

From: dabergmlb <dabergmlb@protonmail.com> Date: On Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 10:42 AM Subject: Fw: Re: Initial contact To: Cc: In case I do not make it to my decision point or on to the Mexico border I am sending this … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Society, Current Affairs, TTG | 47 Comments

Is a Puzzlement

Posted on January 2, 2025 by TTG

Yesterday, it was all but certain that the horrific and murderous act on Bourbon Street in New Orleans was an act of terrorism committed by an ISIS cell or ISIS inspired cell. The MAGA social media was also declaring the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Society, Current Affairs, TTG | 27 Comments

Without Comment….By Walrus.

Posted on September 22, 2024 by walrus

“And were you pleased?” they asked of Helen in Hell. “Pleased?” answered she, “when all Troy’s towers fell,And dead were Priam’s sons, and lost his throne,And such a war was fought as none had known,And even the gods took part, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Society, Prose, Walrus | 23 Comments

An old British soldier’s thoughts on the Trump assassination attempt

Posted on July 16, 2024 by TTG

DJ Trump must be pleased his attacker was such a poor shot. This recent attempt on his life proves, when anyone can obtain an automatic rifle everyone is at risk, even those with a Secret Service detail to protect them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Society, Current Affairs, TTG, United Kingdom | 101 Comments

The National Anthem through the eyes of jazz, America’s unique music

Posted on May 27, 2024 by willmann

By Robert Willmann From contributions and influences over time, a unique type of music came to be in this country, from the beginning with 13 colonies, to the American Revolution, to the Articles of Confederation, to the U.S. Constitution, to … Continue reading →

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Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity

Posted on April 8, 2024 by TTG

The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued an important new doctrinal declaration on human dignity, approved by Pope Francis, that not only reaffirms the Catholic Church’s traditional teaching on abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, but also … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Society, Religion, TTG | 34 Comments

“The story of ‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas classic born in Ukraine” – reprinted 2023

Posted on December 24, 2023 by TTG

“Shchedryk” (from Ukrainian: Щедрий вечiр, “Bountiful Evening”) is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year’s carol. It was arranged by composer and teacher Mykola Leontovych in 1916, and tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Culture and Society, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 6 Comments

The Happy Finns

Posted on August 2, 2023 by TTG

When I asked Frank Martela what makes him happy, he held out his phone and showed me a photo of a row of brightly colored children’s bikes. “I was taking my youngest kid to preschool when I saw all these … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Society, TTG | 24 Comments