Johnnie Cochran had finished his speech and returned to his seat next to the Haitian immigrant Abner Louima when the Rev. Al Sharpton began one of the call-and-response routines that he often uses to pump up a crowd. Earlier in the evening, he had trundled out a well-worn “No justice, no peace.” But this time, Read More
I’m sorry, I just can’t resist. Vindication this sweet, this complete, is just so rare and beautiful, I’m going to have to savor it at length. I’m going to postpone the second part of my exploration of David Berlinski’s heretical vision of the origins of man and the universe I promised in last week’s column Read More
Puffy Combs’ trial on gun possession and bribery charges hasn’t
only put a dent in his
routine-described by his retainers, both past and present as a magic-carpet
ride of limousines, Lincoln Navigator pursuit vehicles, helicopters and almost
POTUS-like advance work for the rap mogul’s arrival. The case has also scrambled
mine.
Before the proceedings Read More
The only thing missing from the Sean (Puffy) Combs trial
thus far-with the possible exception of anti-fur activists who seem destined to
show up any minute now to make Puffy pay for his
politically-incorrect-to-critters fashion show at Bryant Park on Feb. 10-is
Jennifer Lopez. But if the early, made-for-TV rounds of the trial are any Read More
Every season, the miasma of conflicting P.O.V.’s that is Fashion Week cries out to be rummaged through and ransacked for identifiable trends. To what end? So that you, the man or woman on the street, can ignore them completely, and you, the fashion follower, can also ignore them, because you don’t want to look like Read More
I’m sorry, I just can’t resist. Vindication this sweet, this complete, is just so rare and beautiful, I’m going to have to savor it at length. I’m going to postpone the second part of my exploration of David Berlinski’s heretical vision of the origins of man and the universe I promised in last week’s column Read More
Johnnie Cochran had finished his speech and returned to his seat next to the Haitian immigrant Abner Louima when the Rev. Al Sharpton began one of the call-and-response routines that he often uses to pump up a crowd. Earlier in the evening, he had trundled out a well-worn “No justice, no peace.” But this time, Read More
