What’s Unique About AOC — It’s Not What You Think
It's unfair to say Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has unhinged Republicans, both among the base and in elected office -- many of them have been unhinged for years. But her mere existence…
Song of the Day 3/4: Bob Rivers, “An Ignorant Man”
When Donald Trump proclaimed Sunday via Twitter, "I am an innocent man," was I the only one whose mental jukebox immediately jumped to Billy Joel singing that line? But I…
Song of the Day 3/3: Bruce Springsteen, “My City of Ruins”
Springsteen sang this at the 9/11 memorial concert, and its gospel inflections and its message of hope amid the wreckage fit the moment so well that most people thought it…
The Race Hasn’t Even Started and Biden Is Already Gaffing It Up
This is why Joe Biden's final campaign is doomed: He's too easy a target. Biden is running on his foreign policy credentials, so there he was Thursday at the Chuck…
Song of the Day 3/2: Rod Stewart, “Gasoline Alley”
It's hard to remember now, after decades of listening to him sing shlock, that Rod Stewart was once an artist who mattered. He could rock as raucously as the Rolling…
Song of the Day 3/1: Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, “Cantaloupe Island”
You learn something new every day, and what I learned the other day blew my mind. Jeff Goldblum -- yes, Jeff Goldblum the actor -- is also a jazz pianist,…
The Big B Prepares to Enter the Race
Not Joe Biden, whose Delaware-sized ego is going to convince him to run again, despite the cries of a majority of Democrats. No, I mean Beto O'Rourke, who appears to…
Song of the Day 2/28: Talk Talk, “It’s My Life”
The music world is mourning the death of Mark Hollis, founder of the British band Talk Talk, best known for a string of synth-pop dance hits in the early '80s,…
Song of the Day 2/27: Randy Newman with Mark Knopfler, “It’s Money That Matters”
You say you're confused by life in modern America? Let Mr. Randy Newman explain things for you. With the help of Mr. Mark Knopfler, he will decode the mystery of…
Confidential to Puck
Your email address is the problem.
Who’s Afraid of the Green New Deal?
Lots of people, it seems, even some of the 81% who tell pollsters they support it. Republicans consider it the spawn of Satan or, worse, Lenin. Democrats fret that it's…
Song of the Day 2/26: Queen and David Bowie, “Under Pressure”
I promise this is the last day of Queen music, and to be honest I'm posting it not only because it's a great song, but because this video manages to…
Owning the Libs Isn’t Everything, It’s the Only Thing
The question "How did Trump win?" has various answers. One of the most compelling, because its truth is on display daily, is that Republican voters don't care a fig about…