Archive - Ruminato

While the U.S. Fiddles, the World Burns

We can't make progress on anything while we are stuck in Trumpland

Jun 26 • Charles Bastille

Take Pride in These Gay Penguins from Lincoln Park

But beware: This is not a scandal-free zone

Jun 24 • Charles Bastille

The Vampire Elegy and Some Fiction Promos

A new serial is born! But...

Jun 22 • Charles Bastille

I Don't Care How Many MAGA Women There Are

It doesn't matter. They'll all go away when we deMAGAnatize men

Jun 21 • Charles Bastille

Let's Review a Good Week for a Change [UPDATE]

The news slowly gets better.

Jun 20 • Charles Bastille

It’s Juneteenth, So Let's Review a Few Social Justice Stories

I've been writing about social justice for a long time, so the list is long. Here are some of my favorites, both fiction and nonfiction.

Jun 19 • Charles Bastille

Vampire Elegy — A Psalm of Vampires Sequel

Jun 18 • Charles Bastille

Disclosure Day and Alien Messiahs

Steven Spielberg challenges monotheism in "Disclosure Day"

Jun 17 • Charles Bastille

The New York Times Sanewashed a So-Called Iran War Peace Deal Yet Again

I needed to understand how the New York Times comes to these decisions, so I imagined listening in on an editorial meeting

Jun 16 • Charles Bastille

The Kennedy Center Takedown Reminds Us That Rebuilding America Takes a Village

There are a million ways to do it, but you'll need to grab a brick (or book) and lay it down for the next person

Jun 14 • Charles Bastille

[SATIRE] Movie Review: Knives Out

Long stretches of slapstick comedy can't save this disastrous and embarrassing newest entry into the Knives Out movie franchise

Jun 13

Graham Platner’s Problems Show Us How Ethics in Politics Are Not Fair and Balanced

Democrats can't raise ethics issues with Republican candidates, but the opposite is true for Democratic candidates

Jun 10 • Charles Bastille

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