Frank Lloyd Wright died in April of 1959, and the museum on Fifth Avenue was not completed until October. When Wright found out where the museum was to be built, he was glad that it would stand nearly across from the Metropolitan Museum and declared that “his museum” would make the Metropolitan look “like a Protestant barn.”

This is a photo I took of the Guggenheim in 2003, using my crummy little Holga and standing in more than a foot of snow.

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So, yes: O’Donnell’s past dabbling in witchcraft is now a thing.  She spiked a planned interview this morning with the Love Machine that is Bob Schieffer at the last moment.

My guess at the next shocking revelation? Well, we already knew she rides side-saddle (she is a lady of quality, you know).  But my bet is on…. roasting children!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEalL-toaPI

Title: “Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama”

Author: Bill O’Reilly

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Footnote: No, Bill, we haven’t forgotten.

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Another Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece I visited a few times in 2000 and 2001 – it’s in Western PA, about 10 minutes from Fallingwater.  I took a few photos, as you might imagine. This is the front of the house – the carports (Wright refused to build garages lest they fill up with crap) are off to the left.

Yet the house looks like a fortress on the approach.

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Sarah Palin to Bill O’Reilly, Wednesday:

“I grant you that she’s going to have to learn very quickly to dismiss what some of her handlers want,” Palin said. “Go with her gut, get out there, speak to the American people, speak through Fox News, and let the independents who are tuning into you let them know what it is that she stands for.”

Well, now we know why she writes notes on her hands. They’re easier than tattoos.

A long time ago (1997), before Top Gear thankfully turned into a show that dropped pianos on Morris Marinas and played caravan conkers, they actually gave useful advice once in a while. Although this clip is 13 years old, the tips in it are spot on even today.

Trying to figure out who made that Volvo – I’m sure it’s another make and Volvo just slapped its badge on it. Mitsubishi, perhaps?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xheEgW3oocA

Via Rachel herself, please enjoy one of Your Fellow Americans demonstrating how an educated populace is the cornerstone of Democracy.

What? That Tom Waits riff and suspiciously slick homespun production set off your bullshit alarm? Infidel! You probably think Is-Your-Husband-Gay ChristWire is fake, too.

Billy Bob Neck