Charles A. Coulombe 
Charles A. Coulombe was born to theatrical parents on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on the day JFK was elected. Settling with his family in Hollywood in the house of Criswell, the once-famous TV psychic, Coulombe was exposed to the weird at an early age. His father's varying financial fortunes gave him an odd mix of public and Catholic education, and his colleges were New Mexico Military Institute and Cal State Northridge. After several jobs and a few years as a standup comic, he settled into a life of crime as a freelance writer. Coulombe is the author of eleven books and numerous articles on a wide variety of historical, religious, political, cinematic, literary, and supernatural topics. His ten nephews and nieces and innumerable cousins and godchildren keep him in touch with pop culture, while his favorite clubs, bars, and restaurants continue to provide the comfort of the past. Coulombe believes in Catholicism, Monarchy, and little else --- though he begins to think the Aliens will make contact before the budget is balanced.
Bizarro World
The Fairy Skeleton of the Chilean DesertMay 15 2013 Amid the din of social, political, and terroristic unrest that takes up so much of the major media’s (and the Internet’s) time, there occasionally surfaces |
Politics
Civil War in Venezuela?Apr 21 2013 Although Hugo Chavez managed to beat rival Henrique Capriles Randonski in the October 2012 election, Chavez was soundly trounced by Death. Capriles Randonksi managed to |
Politics
Obama Compliments a Woman, Draws FireApr 08 2013 For the first time since Ronald Reagan flew via helicopter off into history in January 1989, I have felt enthusiastic about a US president. To |
Ideology
A Tale of Two FrancesJan 10 2013 It is not a pleasant time to be French. New head of state Francois Hollande promises to be the most ridiculous president ever to occupy |
Britain
Where Have All the Christians Gone?Dec 17 2012 Just in time for Christmas, the latest British census shows that since 2001, when 72% of the UK's denizens claimed to be Christians, the quotient |
Commerce
Let Them Watch CrapNov 25 2012 It’s happening again. Once more I begin to like a new TV show and it is canceled in a single season. My affliction goes back |
Politics
The War Within the StatesNov 11 2012 The sovereign people of these United States have spoken. Barack Obama has been reelected president of the Republic, and the Man from Kolob has been |
Politics
A Mirror Called MadonnaNov 03 2012 While the Northeast begins pulling itself out of the disaster that was hurricane Sandy, America now faces the horror of the presidential election. But another |
Catholicism
The Seven Saints of OctoberOct 25 2012 Having just gone through the third of the medicine shows we call presidential debates, it is something of a relief to go from the ridiculous |
Commerce
The Spice of DeathOct 16 2012 The 107-year-old Variety publications have been sold to the Internet-based Penske Media Corporation. Weekly Variety, daily Variety, and Variety Broadway are all falling into the |
Foreign Policy
The Mexican Basket CaseOct 08 2012 The Middle East and Asia occupy most of our foreign-policy interest these days, but relatively little attention is paid to our most important dangerous foreign |
Middle East
Three Waves of MediocritySep 28 2012 The Obama regime's official explanation for the murder of our ambassador to Libya and three staffers amid the destruction of our Benghazi consulate"that it was |
Politics
Fire in the EastSep 20 2012 While most geopolitical fears are focused on the Middle East, it would be wise to also keep an eye on the Far East. There are |
Modernity Watch
Where Have All the Leaders Gone?Sep 15 2012 The two major national party conventions trotted out this year's brightest and best as if they were displaying prize pigs at a county fair. Highlights |
Cultural Caviar
5 x 6 Feet UnderAug 25 2012 The Grim Reaper thinned the herd of baby-boomer entertainment icons this summer. Ernest Borgnine, Andy Griffith, Phyllis Diller, William Windom, and"ahem"Scott McKenzie made up a |
Cultural Caviar
Will There Be Life on Mars?Aug 15 2012 While the world had its eyes trained on London's Olympics, a great many were staring at the planet Mars. On August 5, workers at the |
Politics
A Furor Over ForeskinsJul 27 2012 Last year I wrote about the anti-circumcision campaign here in California, and now another chapter in the Foreskin Chronicles has opened up in Germany. Whereas |
Christendom
God’s Frozen PeopleJul 19 2012 The religious world is buzzing this week with the unusual results of the Episcopal Church's latest General Convention. That venerable institution has voted, among other |
Cultural Caviar
Celebrity SchadenfreudeJul 06 2012 Tom Cruise received a most unpleasant 50th-birthday present: His wife of five years Katie Holmes has filed for divorce. Cruise was apparently blindsided by the |
Europe
Return of the KingsJun 16 2012 A specter is haunting Europe"and pace Marx, it is the specter of monarchy. Whenever a ceremony of any sort is performed for or by a |
Cultural Caviar
Someone Righteous This Way WentJun 08 2012 Ray Bradbury is dead. For the past twenty years I have dreaded writing those words. The effusive homages to a man who was arguably America's |
Commerce
Space: The Final MarketMay 12 2012 If all goes as planned, May 19 will see the SpaceX ship blast off to resupply the International Space Station, marking NASA's official opening of |
Politics
Chávez: Still Riding the Pink TideApr 19 2012 During Benedict XVI's recent trip to Cuba, the brothers Castro tumbled out to meet the pontiff. But there was another noted visitor to Cuba at |
Cultural Caviar
Baseball: LA’s Thin Blue LineApr 05 2012 March 28 saw a springtime ritual that rivals or even surpasses Easter in many Americans" hearts: The baseball season opened. Despite the many differences"real and |
Middle East Conflict
Af-gone-istanMar 21 2012 My fascination with Afghanistan"especially the area now called Nuristan but originally Kafiristan"was first sparked by watching The Man Who Would Be King at Grauman's Chinese |
Eureka!
Balancing California’s Budget Before it Falls Into the OceanMar 15 2012 California must be the most geographically diverse state in the Union. From Mount Shasta to Death Valley, from Big Sur to Yosemite, we have everything. |
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