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Category: Adrastos

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack, The Darnold, War in Iraq1 Comment

21st Century Mendacity

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meet the unholy trinity of 21st Century liars: Bush, Trump, and Murdaugh. Continue reading 21st Century Mendacity

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Malaka Of The Week: Leonard Leo

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

The Federalist Society Film Noir. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Leonard Leo

Adrastos, Diary, Film, The Sunday Dozen2 Comments

The Sunday Dozen: Humphrey Bogart

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Here’s looking at you, Bogie. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: Humphrey Bogart

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretzel Logic

March 4, 2023March 3, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Pretzel Logic

Adrastos, Film, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music1 Comment

The Look Of Love

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Burt Bacharach & Hal David. Continue reading The Look Of Love

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The Murdaugh Mishigas

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Pathological liar convicted of murder. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Continue reading The Murdaugh Mishigas

Adrastos, Art, Carnival, Congress, Dipshit Insurrection, Fog Of Scandal, Law/Justice, Political Crack, So Called Liberal Media, Sports, Television2 Comments

The Domino Effect

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Of Van Morrison, the Dominion-Fox case, Feeble Feebs, and Steve Scalise’s violation of the King Cake rules. Continue reading The Domino Effect

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Pulp Fiction Thursday: Highway 301

March 2, 2023March 1, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Steve Cochran. Written and Directed by Andrew Stone. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Highway 301

Adrastos, Books, Fog Of History, Political Crack, War In Ukraine4 Comments

The False Fog Of Fake War?

March 1, 2023March 3, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

The paranoid style in American politics is nothing new. Continue reading The False Fog Of Fake War?

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Album Cover Art: Paul Frees And The Poster People

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

A publisher’s note and the many voices of Paul Frees. Continue reading Album Cover Art: Paul Frees And The Poster People

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Quote Of The Day: Kareem On Common Sense

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

The state of common sense in the Republican Party. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Kareem On Common Sense

Adrastos, Bigotry, Malakatude, Political Crack, Race3 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: Scott Adams

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Dilbert creator gets lost in the Forbidden Zone. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Scott Adams

Adrastos, Music, New Orleans, The Sunday Dozen4 Comments

The Sunday Dozen: New Orleans Tunes

February 26, 2023February 27, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Louis Armstrong, Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Domino, The Meters, The Band & Bobby Charles, Li’l Queenie & The Percolators, The Tragically Hip, Dr. John, Earl King, Kermit Ruffins, Cyril Neville, and Dr. John & Bobby Rush. Continue reading The Sunday Dozen: New Orleans Tunes

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, Law/Justice, Music, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Substitute

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

“I’m a substitute for another guy. I look pretty tall but my heels are high.” Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Substitute

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music

Here, There and Everywhere

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Continue reading Here, There and Everywhere

Adrastos, Catblogging

Friday Catblogging: Sweet and Sour Kitty

February 24, 2023February 23, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Perry Mason. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Sweet and Sour Kitty

Adrastos, Carnival, Diary, Irksome Things, Music, New Orleans2 Comments

Irksome Things: Carnival Edition

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Vexatious venting about Chads, Nyx, tents, ladders, and other parade route problems. Continue reading Irksome Things: Carnival Edition

Adrastos, Carnival, Fog Of History, Language, Lost Cause, Political Crack4 Comments

Secesh Marge

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Marge Greene tries to put claws in the Lost Cause, Continue reading Secesh Marge

Adrastos, Carnival, Diary, New Orleans

Happy Mardi Gras

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Do Whatcha Wanna. Continue reading Happy Mardi Gras

Adrastos, Carnival, Guns, New Orleans, Political Crack, Race2 Comments

Carnival Notes: Flipping Out and Off

February 20, 2023February 21, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

More Carnival weirdness. Continue reading Carnival Notes: Flipping Out and Off

Adrastos, Congress, Diary, Fog Of History, Political Crack3 Comments

Dianne Feinstein Fades Away

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Exit Dianne Feinstein. Continue reading Dianne Feinstein Fades Away

Adrastos, Carnival, Krewe du Vieux, New Orleans, Sunday Morning Video

Sunday Morning Video: Krewe du Vieux 2023

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Everybody loves a parade. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Krewe du Vieux 2023

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, Music, Odds & Sods, Race, Sports, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: West L.A. Fadeaway

February 18, 2023February 17, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

“Looking for a chateau, twenty-one rooms when one will do.” Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: West L.A. Fadeaway

Adrastos, Friday Cocktail Hour, Music, New Orleans2 Comments

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Cheers to Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong. Continue reading Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

Adrastos, Carnival, Language, New Orleans2 Comments

Carnival Notes: They Must Be Smoking Gras

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Gras is French for fat. Words have meaning. Continue reading Carnival Notes: They Must Be Smoking Gras

Adrastos, Catblogging1 Comment

Friday Catblogging: In The Bag

February 17, 2023February 16, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Meow from Claire and Perry. Continue reading Friday Catblogging: In The Bag

Adrastos, Film, Pulp Fiction Thursday

Pulp Fiction Thursday: Criss Cross

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Starring Burt Lancaster, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Dan Duryea, Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Criss Cross

Adrastos, Dipshit Insurrection, Fog Of Scandal, Law/Justice, Legal Docket, Political Crack1 Comment

Making Sense Of Pence

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Only talking sense about Pence. Continue reading Making Sense Of Pence

Adrastos, Carnival, Diary, Music, New Orleans, Political Crack

Carnival Notes: Of Decapitated Jesters & Confetti Cannons

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

A seasonal letter from New Orleans. Continue reading Carnival Notes: Of Decapitated Jesters & Confetti Cannons

Adrastos, Congress, Fog Of History, Legal Docket, Malakatude, Television2 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: Jonathan Turley

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Peter Adrastos Athas

Tales of a media whore. Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Jonathan Turley

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