Author: DOuG pRATt

All the News That’s Fake to Print

Workers wearing protective gear bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island in New York City on April 9.

Trump hasn’t been saying “the failing New York Times” lately. Even his most devoted fans must realize the Times is still in business. He’s been relying on his catchall expression “fake news,” but even that seems to be falling flat, with the sudden resurgence in coronavirus cases.

The New York Times explains how epidemiologists estimate the number of unconfirmed Covid-19 cases, to determine a death rate that is perhaps less than 0.5%. At this link. That doesn’t mean, as Trump claims, the virus is “99% harmless,” but at least it’s based on something valid.

A Spanish Flair

Old habits never die, and I still like to play DJ.

A Peruvian folk song adapted by Paul Simon. I was in the ninth grade when this was a single on the radio. Simon was the creative force, but for singing he had to occasionally bow to Garfunkel’s superior ability.

Seven years later I was a radio DJ and this record was in regular rotation at the station where I worked. For all of the attention that was given to blonde Agnetha, Anni-Frid has always been my favorite.