The Academy Awards ceremony is designed to be without irony, but Chris Rock supplied it anyway with filmed movie-theater interviews with black men and women who had never heard of the movies nominated for Best Picture.
It's long been a cliche in Washington that if you hang a lamb chop in your window, guests will come.
Many of the Europeans who want Israel to go away don't even know why they do. Nearly a third of those interviewed concede they have no idea what the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all about. It's enough to know that Israelis are Jews.
Sometimes the ignorant are among the most educated.
Stupidity fuses notoriety and celebrity.
We all want to look younger, become stronger and healthier and live longer.
Many critics of the Palestinians, especially those in Congress, think the current calm is merely the eye of the storm. That's why the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package last week that forbade the direct financial assistance to th...
There's more than a few remnants left in German welfare policy today. Many Germans eagerly condemn Hitler's fascism but won't examine the other reasons why the Third Reich succeeded for a season.
HBO has 28 million subscribers, small stuff compared to TBS, which can be seen in 88 million homes.
If any of the beautiful people plan to vote for the president, they usually keep their secret to themselves.
It's easier to make fun of a first lady than for a first lady to have fun. The scrutiny is ferocious.
You still can't find Israel on a map of the Middle East in a Palestinian schoolbook.
We've become more tolerant because we're tired of the debate.
There are enough Poles in Chicago to make up one of the largest cities in Poland.
Dostoevski does not tell you what to think about his legend, but he requires that you think about it. The novelist was a deeply religious man and he always thought many readers missed that point about him.
Fast sex, like fast food, is cheap, but it doesn't nourish the body - or the soul.
There is a bright spot or two for the Spaniards. French toast has become freedom toast on the Air Force One breakfast menu, but the Spanish omelet is still a Spanish omelet.
A growing number of young women who have the freedom to decide have decided that career can wait, and the delicious early years of their children's lives can't.
German businessmen are overwhelmed by the high cost of doing business. Inflexible rules, enforced by a burgeoning bureaucracy, discourage entrepreneurship.
Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time.
