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Posts published by “Elaine Kendall”

A journalist and playwright, Elaine’s books of American cultural history were published by Little, Brown, Putnam and Capra; her plays by Samuel French, Smith & Kraus and Art Age. Musical plays are An American Cantata; The Would-be Diva; Isadora! and COLE and WILL: Together Again! Non-musical dramas are The Chameleon; Two Margarets; The Trial of Mata Hari and The Nominee. The “I” Word; Gun Show Follies and Secrets of the Showroom are short comedies. She has written for many national magazines; The New York Times and the LA Times. Current articles appear monthly in the aptly-named online journal The Satirist.

The Grandparents’ Choice

Grandparents always ask their grandchildren the same questions, so why don’t their grandchildren have a quiz of their own for Grandma and Grandpa? After telling…

Test Drive with Infotainment

ANDY Jeff told me you still had some questions about our TSX 400. I’m the infotainment professor, and I’ll try to answer them all. I’m…

The Villa Option

Weary of the continental breakfast of four tablespoons of orange juice, a tiny pot of coffee, a huge pitcher of steaming milk and the daily…

Humpty Dumpty Is President of the USA

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty…

Breaking the Travlish Code

After experience with Basic Travlish, everyone knows a “cozy” hotel room is big enough for a pair of leprechauns; that a “centrally located” establishment is…

Politically Forgivable Lies

Of course, anyone can follow the excellent examples available from government officials, but individual circumstances need original falsehoods. The first step is to list all…

White Supremacy for Liberals

What can be about 6 feet tall, weigh more than a Honda sedan and turn up in the news for a month or more?  (Hint).…




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