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”The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is back, consistent as ever, gorgeous and immersive, clever and provocative. The show looks and feels as fresh as its first season, which hardly doubles as a critique given how great it was right out of the gate. “Maisel” last aired on Dec. 6, 2019. It was, for me, the final binge before The Great Binge. As Midge moved into the ’60s, America moved into the ’20s. As Midge moved into the sexual revolution, America started questioning it. Watching “Maisel” now feels oddly discordant, like being asked to celebrate the take-off of a plane you know...

Unless you've been living on another planet, you know that we have endured an orgy of motherphilia for at least the last two decades. Movie stars proudly display their baby bumps, and the shiny magazines at the checkout counter never tire of describing the joys of celebrity parenthood. Bearing and rearing children has come to be seen as life's greatest good. Never mind that there are now enough abandoned children on the planet to make breeding unnecessary. Professional narcissists like Angelina Jolie and Madonna want their own little replicas in addition to the African and Asian children that they collect...

Erica Jong Tells Italians Obama Loss 'Will Spark the Second American Civil War. Blood Will Run in the Streets' by Jason Horowitz October 30, 2008 It seems that the final days of the presidential campaign have made Erica Jong and her friends more than a little anxious. A few days ago, Jong, the author and self-described feminist, gave an interview to the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, the choicest bits of which were brought to my attention by the reliably sharp-eyed Christian Rocca, the U.S. correspondent of Il Foglio, who published excerpts on his Camillo blog. Basically, Jong says her...

It seems that the final days of the presidential campaign have made Erica Jong and her friends more than a little anxious. A few days ago, Jong, the author and self-described feminist, gave an interview to the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, the choicest bits of which were brought to my attention by the reliably sharp-eyed Christian Rocca, the U.S. correspondent of Il Foglio, who published excerpts on his Camillo blog. Basically, Jong says her fear that Obama might lose the election has developed into an "obsession. A paralyzing terror. An anxious fever that keeps you awake at night." She...

I was originally going to DUFU Erica Jong's HUffington POst BLOG titled, "Inspiration Versus Degradation," on Monday but now I'm glad I didn't. Much better to let Jong go out on the limb with her paean to Rev. Jeremiah Wright and then watch it being sawed off behind her as even Barack Obama disavowed his former pastor and mentor. This should serve as a reminder that Wright, who is now being disparaged by many in the left and the media for betraying their beloved Obama, was just a few days ago highly praised by these same folks. Their defense...

Who's Tired of Pink? Posted January 11, 2008 | 11:45 AM (EST) I am so tired of pink men bombing brown children and rationalizing it as fighting terrorism. I am so tired of pink men telling women (of all colors) what to do with their wombs--which connect with their brains--in case you forgot. I am so tired of pink men telling us we should stay in Iraq for generations. I am so tired of pink men buying bombs and cheating schools. I am so tired of pink men having wives who stand behind them and nod sagely on television. I...

Ansaman has been keeping a lil' strip on Kim Jong Il's latest fun shennanigans.... http://www.ansaman.com/kim/kimcomix.html

Best selling author Erica Jong was booed and told to 'Shut Up!' and 'Go Home!" during her 40 minute commencement address at the College of Staten Island.A little less than halfway through her graduation speech, some graduated began tossing around an inflatable beach volleyball. Some even got up from their chairs, just yards from the podium, to go chat with friends and family who were seated behind them.Ms. Jong, best known for her 1973 novel 'Fear of Flying' continued unfazed. She continued to speak as if everyone was listening attentively. 'Politicans speak the opposite of what they mean. They say...

In post 9-11 America a dawning awareness is growing that our wordsmith intellectual class---the media, university faculties, writers---is effectively allied with our foes, the Islamist jihadis. Increasing numbers of Americans have become aware of the smog of leftist utopian ideas enveloping liberal arts faculties of our elite universities. The self flattering narcissism of the wordsmith class is extraordinary. With the recent identification of 'Deep Throat' we've witnessed a non-stop orgy of self praise by journalists who want us to believe in their noble moral superiority. How many more of these candidates for sainthood will tell us they were "inspired" to...

CSI graduation: Pomp and circumstance, boos and hisses Friday, June 03, 2005 By MICHELLE MASKALY Author Erica Jong alienates some with the tone, length of her commencement speech Best-selling author Erica Jong was booed and told to "Shut up!" and "Go Home!" during her 40-minute speech yesterday at the College of Staten Island's commencement exercises. As Ms. Jong, best known for her 1973 novel "Fear of Flying," talked about everything from truth in advertising to truth in politics and the shallowness of public relations -- but said precious little about graduation -- some of the thousands in attendance on the...

Under the influence of the Christian right, females are being regarded once again merely as wombs, writes Erica Jong. One of these days, young women in the United States are going to wake up from watching so-called "reality TV" and discover that they have lost the right to both abortion and contraception. While they've been distracted, the Christian right has been chipping away at all the freedoms they take for granted. The "partial birth" abortion bill (Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003), signed into law in November by President George Bush (and promptly challenged by the courts), is not...

with the exception of abstinence. So said Erica Jong on CNN ten minutes ago, and her remarks went unchallenged by host Paula Zahn. Per Jong, partial birth abortion ban is the first step towards that end. I'm afraid the lies about the GOP coming from the left are reaching critical mass, and we haven't even officially hit election year yet.