Slim Tinsel wishes to discuss the endless holiday treasures found online at The Bradford Exchange, but first we have to address the baby monkey in the room. To wit, the Bradford Exchange contains a disturbing number of baby monkeys. Those … Continued
The Rant has often proclaimed our appreciation for music all along the edges, from indie rock to Americana to D’Angelo, abs optional. The Rant can hang with almost any hipster music crowd. But when it comes to Christmas tunes, we … Continued
Slim Tinsel enjoys many things about the holidays, but chief among them is this: Vera-Ellen’s waist in White Christmas. Hypnotic. We can’t look away. Vera-Ellen in White Christmas Vera-Ellen gets lost in the golden age of Hollywood musicals of the 40s and … Continued
Before we begin, Slim Tinsel, aka The Rant’s holiday alter ego, would like to send out holiday condolences and crying emojis to the Notre Dame Fightin’ Irish football squad for being left out of the College Football Shameless Money Grab … Continued
Adored by some, acclaimed by even less, eight years ago The Rant heroically completed The Twelve Days of Rantmas at great risk to our personal well-being and national eggnog supplies. Full disclosure: we abandoned the nog around day eight for … Continued
The Rant has just returned from Paris where we quietly celebrated our 60th birthday. This post will contain no selfies in front of the Eiffel Tower or the Mona Lisa, nor will it feature us hilariously posing like Rodin’s The … Continued
Rant Note: The Rant offers once again for your seasonal pleasure our fall rant that we have always run in October provided we have the energy to rant. You can ignore the picturesque opening as today the temperature will hit … Continued
“Of all bad men, religious bad men are the worst.”—C. S. Lewis Given the current state of affairs, The Rant has been thinking about C. S. Lewis and his view of the Reformation. And really, who hasn’t? Lewis noted … Continued
After the pop culture/celebrity stalking/influencer/sports pundit/screamin’ politicos O’Sphere informs you where they are going for vacation, too bad you’ll never be able to afford it but be sure to click the links so we can make even more money, things … Continued
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is . . . people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction no longer exists”—Hannah Arendt The Rant holds that any good conspiracy theory has only one purpose: To aid the powerful … Continued