Monthly Archives: October 2014

Luxury Never Sleeps

Posted on October 31, 2014 by majorterata

The theme of this blog is “Culture Justly Scrutinized,” and nothing acts as a barometer of culture quite like the ebb and flow of luxury items. Curiously, a lot of activity has taken place in the past several days with … Continue reading →

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Pablo Picasso Never Got Called an Asshole

Posted on October 27, 2014 by majorterata

“He was only five foot three but girls could not resist his stare – Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole.” This declaration by Jonathan Richman on the seminal 1972 album The Modern Lovers could not be more true today … Continue reading →

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Have You or a Loved One Been Injured?

Posted on October 22, 2014 by majorterata

A staple of cable television advertising is the legal profession’s call to action for viewers suffering from the side-effects of popular drugs and common surgical procedures to rise up and get litigious. Mesothelioma has long been a stalwart malady for … Continue reading →

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Fear of Flying

Posted on October 19, 2014 by majorterata

With another case of Ebola recently confirmed in the United States, the number of infected people on American soil jumped 50 percent to three, thus advancing the deadly disease into a full-blown epidemic. And coupled with the surprising (well, maybe … Continue reading →

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Barack Hussein Ebola

Posted on October 13, 2014 by majorterata

ISIS is a crisis and Ebola is spreading faster than the virulent Macarena craze of 1995. According to the xenophobes who fear for the future of America, the only thing we can do now is . . . seal the … Continue reading →

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Saint Derek of Jeter

Posted on October 5, 2014 by majorterata

Now that Derek Jeter, New York Yankees long-time short-stop and team captain, has retired from Major League Baseball, it seems a near certainty that he will achieve sainthood well ahead of Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II. For a … Continue reading →

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The Wormholes Behind the Wainscoting

Posted on October 1, 2014 by majorterata

Everyone who has ever bought an older house has probably been shocked at one time or another by the discovery of vermin and rotted wood so well-hidden behind burled paneling, or beneath lacquered flooring. Until that point of discovery – … Continue reading →

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