Audrey Rapoport

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Wet Bunnies, Dry Pope

My new favorite German, Pope Benedict XVI, presided over the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession the other night.

But he did not carry the cross as planned. Why? Because it was raining.

What happens to the Pope if he gets wet? Is this...

Let's Keep this Short

I agree with everyone who's saying that we should put the Eliot Spitzer scandal behind us and move on to the important business of running New York State (thanks, I'm already on it; replenished my EZPass this morning!).

But...so...just...a few random thoughts before I really, really move...

La-Z-Gates

When asked today if the sudden resignation of Adm. William J. Fallon might mean the U.S. is one step closer to its inevitable invasion of Iran, Defense Secretary Robert Gates responded that the notion was "to quote myself, 'ridiculous.'"

Well, for crying out loud. Now...

Introducing New Vitamin Waterboarding!

Attorney General Michael Mukasey is scheduled to appear tomorrow on Capitol Hill, to face the Senate Judiciary Committee. It will be Mukasey's first oversight hearing since his just-barely-confirmation last fall. As expected, the hearing will likely focus on Mukasey's reluctant, vague, could-you-repeat-the-question answers as to whether or not he considers...

Three Million Fanny Packs Can't Be Wrong

After more than 717 performances, Celine Dion has shrieked and flailed her way through the last A New Day of the Same Thing Vegas Cirque du Show-Off and left the building. The wax figure of Ms. Dion that for nearly five years stood at the entrance to the theater at...

Finally! Kiefer Sutherland Is Legitimate Marriage Material!

Kiefer Sutherland is now safely tucked away in a private jail cell in Glendale, serving his time for a third DUI conviction. He arrived with reading material and underwear (he's so smart, I always end up forgetting one or the other when I travel....). And now, Kiefer can be added...

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