Breathless in Midland
Ora Shay, our token Republican, sits on her Permian Basin patio in Midland, TX, and celebrates the election results. Bigtime.

Is It Fascism Yet?
A free clip 'n' save checklist, courtesy of this magazine, to help you keep up with how things are going among those in on the right. Note: persons in highly developed countries needn't bother as we all know it can't happen here there.

Rubaiyat Redux
Edward FitzGerald's partial, if highly ambiguous, antidote to the madness of whatever era you happen to find yourself in.

Taughtology
Katherine Ozanic lets fly with with nine words that will most likely re-charge more of your synapses than any other nine words you'll encounter in the next 1.27 hours.

Poetaster's Delight
Just as a certain Frenchman was astonished to learn he'd been speaking prose for years, we were recently abashed to discover how much p - - - - y we've published.

On Being Ramona Holland:
An Encounter with a Remarkable Voice
In which our jaded but ever-hopeful music editor has his ears opened but good by a vocal magician.

Nursery Tales
Saramae Anahuac asks only for 30 seconds of your time to place her question re the cultural sacred cow of your choice.

Cassandra Rides Again!
Neo-Edwardians:
Us the Unknowing
Our ever-irritable but never-errant staff-diviner surfaces, with as usual dire warnings which as usual no one will believe or heed.

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