For all his personal eccentricity, the Irish poet William Butler Yeats said it best in his 1919 poem 'The Second Coming.' In the wake of Hamas' monstrous atrocity against Israeli civilians, it appears that 'the best lack all conviction, while the worst/Are filled with passionate intensity.'
DEAR HARRIETTE: As you probably know and have seen on TV, there is a lot of pressure for college students to go out every weekend, and sometimes even during the week. I used to go out a lot last year, and I met so many people by frequenting the same bar. This year, though, I really do not find it that enjoyable, especially since I have no access to clubs. Not going out is a choice to make against peer pressure, but after ducking plans a lot, it starts to feel like I am missing out.
ST. GEORGES, Grenada — Happy Thanksgiving Day. No turkey, no stuffing, no food coma. No family reunions. No legacy football games. But plenty of joy in the one place in the Western Hemisphere — maybe the one place on the face of the globe — where people unabashedly give ungrudging thanks for the United States, and have done so every October for 40 years straight.
As the violence in the Middle East escalates, attention has focused, and rightly so, on the devastating impact the conflict is having on innocent civilians across the region.
Trust is a valuable commodity these days and has been since the dawn of time.
An extraordinary document emerged from the 2024 Republican presidential race this week, and it isn't getting enough attention. It's a memo from the super PAC supporting Tim Scott, the GOP senator who was once seen as a promising contender but has recently slipped in polls both nationally and in early primary states. Scott is now in seventh place in the RealClear-Politics average of national polls.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been going to the same hair stylist for over a year. She does amazing work on my hair, and I have no interest in finding a new stylist anytime soon. However, every time I am around her, I cannot help but notice her bad body odor. It has become so bad that I find myself holding my breath at certain points during the session. She had to be on set with me for a photoshoot recently, and I know the other people in the room could smell her. I don't want to hurt her feelings or embarrass her, but at the same time, I cannot ignore this any longer. What should I do? — Sensitive to Smells DEAR SENSITIVE TO SMELLS: While it will feel awkward in the moment, telling your friend about her body odor is actually a gift to her. There's no way that you are the first person who has noticed her odor. If she is unable to check it, she may at best lose clients and at worst lose her job. When you do hair, you stand in close proximity to others all day long. Personal hygiene is paramount, especially in roles that bring people into each other's intimate space.
Let's keep it simple, shall we?
No longer can we say the 2024 presidential election is in the obscure far-off future. The Iowa caucuses are exactly three months away — and the first real phase of the contest is taking shape.
Will House Democrats come to regret their decision to join a cabal of hard-right Republicans in driving Speaker Kevin McCarthy from power? The answer is likely yes.