Category Archives: Commentary

Today in Bookbanning

Posted on April 6, 2024 by ksedinger

Let’s see what the bookbanners are up to, shall we? I know, it’s depressing work, but these people are relentless and they are finding more and more creative ways to tighten the noose around books, free expression, and those of … Continue reading →

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The Worst Shopping Center Ever Built

Posted on March 24, 2024 by ksedinger

I’ve had this post in my head for years, and heck, it’s time to get it outta my head and into here. (Why haven’t I written it? No real reason.) Anyway, a few miles from Casa Jaquandor is a big shopping … Continue reading →

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For International Women’s Day…women!

Posted on March 8, 2024 by ksedinger

I should really update this once in a while, but here is an incomplete photographic roster of women I admire. Happy International Women’s Day!  

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History is not a feel-good story

Posted on January 15, 2024 by ksedinger

This is a re-post that generally reflects my frustration with the American approach to teaching and thinking about its own history. It’s not specifically about Martin Luther King Jr., but I think it applies, particularly when MLK Jr. is treated … Continue reading →

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Starting the year off with an observation

Posted on January 1, 2024 by ksedinger

I’ve had a busier January 1 than usual, so I will post just this: I have zero interest in doing anything with the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse. Or any version, really. Moving on….

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Et tu, Ken???

Posted on December 28, 2023 by ksedinger

You may remember several months ago when I was irate that a really good player on Jeopardy! lost because he misspelled the Final Jeopardy answer by one letter? A refresher: I don’t remember the numbers in play, but the game was … Continue reading →

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A regret

Posted on December 2, 2023 by ksedinger

My mother missed outliving Henry Kissinger by just eighteen days. She would have liked to see him go.  

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“The poor man can’t concentrate for more than an hour. YOU gave him four.”

Posted on November 5, 2023 by ksedinger

The title quote comes from Amadeus, when Mozart protests to Salieri that his new opera, The Marriage of Figaro, has closed after just nine performances. The opera’s fate, according to the film, was doomed when Emperor Joseph II of Austria yawned during … Continue reading →

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On Festivals and the Dating Thereof

Posted on November 4, 2023 by ksedinger

NOTE: I’ve had this in drafts for-EVER (I started this post in August 2022!), and I think it’s now time to go ahead and finish it, because it’s that time of year again. Not the time of year indicated in … Continue reading →

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Why write bad reviews?

Posted on September 30, 2023 by ksedinger

Roger asked me an interesting question via email: When is an appropriate time to write a negative review? This was in response to a comment I left on his post in which he talked about “reaction videos”, which he’s not … Continue reading →

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