Subscribe to feedby Maralyn Lois Polak -- Whew! Whatta week. None other than THE Dalai Lama came and went just a half block away from my house. Right, the charming brick townhouse I have yet more…
WND Exclusive: NBC correspondent: Obama trying to 'criminalize journalism'
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Maralyn Lois Polak is a Philadelphia-based journalist, screenwriter, essayist, novelist, editor, spoken-word artist, performance poet and occasional radio personality. With architect Benjamin Nia, she has just completed a short documentary film about the threatened demolition of a historic neighborhood, "MY HOMETOWN: Preservation or Development?" on DVD. She is the author of several books including the collection of literary profiles, "The Writer as Celebrity: Intimate Interviews," and her latest volume of poetry, "The Bologna Sandwich and Other Poems of LOVE and Indigestion." Her books can be ordered by contacting her directly.
Here comes my Inner Republican
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- Suddenly, they're selling them everywhere! Those trendy fabric shopping bags you take to the supermarket for groceries, so you can bypass plastic OR paper! Oh, no, Mr. Bill! more…
Bush-wah's impeachment in Madame Marie's crystal ball?
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- Madame Marie, fabled Asbury Park boardwalk fortune teller, passed away at the age of 93 right before Independence Day. Her death was ironic since she became famous from more…
The presidency: 'Monkey god' in the middle?
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- You can be sure presidential candidate Barack Obama is not the only one in America with a Hanuman monkey-god keychain bouncing around in his back pocket. So why more…
Doughnut-ology: Will Bush-Wah convert?
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- I'm trying to wrap my mind around the possibility of our putative Presi-Dunce as a later-life convert to Catholicism, perhaps following the example of his diplomatic mentor/erstwhile poodle more…
The presidency: Knight of the living dead?
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- I'm sitting in an Indian restaurant the night their flat-screen TV's playing the smug, smooth, self-congratulatory Hillary "Aren't I great but I'm dropping out of the campaign" Clinton more…
Fathers and sons: The last martini
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- In the spirit of Father's Day, let's celebrate dads. Mine, for taking me fishing, even though I threw everything back. Someone else I know slightly – a local more…
Animal instincts: Another city tail
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- You walk past the animal clinic where you've been bringing your current cat – an 11-year-old former stray tabby – for a decade of top-notch veterinary care. All more…
The PresiDunce's obscene war
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- In case you haven't noticed, the Bush-Wah administration made Memorial Day into a mockery. Besides the ever-escalating numbers of Iraq war dead in a pointless and fraudulent military more…
Radioactive love?
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- Let's call them "Dick and Jane" for purposes of privacy. When Dick, Jane's beloved, was diagnosed with prostate cancer, it was a shock to both of them. Although more…