No, no, no, James said Wednesday (via ESPN). That's wack. That's wack. Why? You got to earn your spot to be in the postseason. No consolation for finishing last. That's corny. That's corny. That's wack. To play for what? What are they playing for?

The most telling thing about them is that both portray what they see as right-wing as 'the other', and so as less revolutionary and less right-on.

The [Arturo] Toscanini Tour left Italy for the United States, and the continued interest sustained by the progress of the tour brought us back to the war days when we breathlessly awaited the communiqués of offensives and counter-offensives. After which we fell back into the arms of Morpheus. The only signs of life to be found are at the Contanzi Theatre in Rome.]

The serious artist […] [is] obsessed by his material; it’s like a venom working in his blood and the art is the antidote.