by Celia Rivenbark | Aug 5, 2019 | Weekly Column
My friend shook her head slowly when I asked if she had noticed –then again, how could she not? – Chris Matthews seems to have a stubborn chest cold because he has been coughing a lot more on TV than usual, which, as I reminded her, was already plenty annoying. I...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 29, 2019 | Weekly Column
There’s so much to love about my native Eastern North Carolina. Driving through the sweet “dog tongue” flower-scented countryside to Greenville recently reminded me why the area’s most famous cheerleader– internationally respected...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 22, 2019 | Weekly Column
THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D.C.—The president of the United States today told First Lady Melania Trump she should leave the United States and go back to where she came from and that she should take her parents with her. “Turns out, Melania is from a...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 15, 2019 | Weekly Column
I don’t blame black folk for thinking we’ve lost our minds. The recent noisy—and racist– outrage over the casting of a young African American actress as Ariel in the new live-action version of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 8, 2019 | Weekly Column
Think of the Trump/Kim bromance as the updated version of “An Affair to Remember” and “Sleepless in Seattle.” In “Trump and Kim: An Affair That Makes Us Lose Sleep,” Trump puts it all on the line. (The updated part is he...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jul 1, 2019 | Weekly Column
Are y’all as excited as I am to learn that Facebook is getting into the global banking business? I mean, what could possibly go wrong? Hmmmm. Is this the same Facebook that let hundreds of Russian trolls come on in and set a spell, wreaking havoc with...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 24, 2019 | Weekly Column
Oh, dear. It sounds as if someone isn’t planning to “be best.” President Trump just announced he will “live tweet” the Democratic Party’s first candidates’ debate on Thursday. I’m imagining this isn’t going to...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 17, 2019 | Weekly Column
OK, kittens, let’s take a break from the WWE sport that is partisan politics just for today and go for a nice hike. What could go wrong? Apparently near ’bout everything if you’ve been following News of the Physically Fit lately....
by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 10, 2019 | Weekly Column
“I love to sleep…it’s my favorite.”—Famous Oval Office visitor and presidential aspirant Kanye West. If you doubt things are getting more stressful in the nation’s capital, consider this country mouse saw her very first “nap...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jun 3, 2019 | Weekly Column
Lately, I’ve been pondering what it means to be a North Carolinian. As in Tar Heel born (in a doctor’s office, no less), Tar Heel bred (never lived more than 37 miles from home, just like Jesus) and, yes, like the song says, when I die, I’ll be...
