Category Archives: scandal

Dewi Sukarno – Dragon Lady

April 23, 2013 – 8:45 pm

Several years ago the 4th wife of Indonesia’s 2nd President accused the recently-departed 2nd President of shortening her husband’s life. The 19 year-old fiery entertainer had met the 57-year-old Sukarno during a state visit to Japan. She has always denied the rumors of her geisha background. Her non-conciliatory declaration was the sole voice of dissent during the mourning […]

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Neigh For Horses

February 24, 2013 – 2:17 pm

Horses have been worshipped by Man, but also hunted as a food source since the Paleolithic Era. Upon my arrival in Paris I was surprised by the number of butchers offering ‘cheval’, which has been a part of the French culinary history since the Revolution. The Haute Bourgeoisie regarded horse as a meal for the […]

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Pope Evil The 12th

February 18, 2013 – 8:32 pm

I was baptized a Catholic in June of 1952. My Aunt Gloria held her godson before the fount, as I cried incessantly, as the priest called for my renouncement of Satan and all his works. Auntie Gloria answered for me. “Yes, I thereby renounce Satan and all his works.” No one said anything about the […]

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Ersatz Lip Synch

February 4, 2013 – 10:36 pm

Beyonce wowed her fans at the Super Bowl, but her lipsynching performance had me questioning whether the time has come to rethink stripping Milli Vanilli of their Grammies. At Frank’s Lounge the bar crowd defended the pseudo-diva, even though she had faked sining at Obama”s inauguration. “She’s dancing and sining.” “James Bown never lipsynched, except […]

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Serge Gainsbourg and Whitney Houston 1986

January 23, 2013 – 6:20 am

Serge Gainsbourg was the coolest French musician of the last century. His hip stature reverberates to the present. THE BALLAD OF MELODY NELSON is a 27-minute long gem of a concept LP. His conquests of love were legion. His loves were few. Jane Birkin was his muse for 13 years. After their break-up the drink […]

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