Rest in Peacock

Mrs. Peacock (Eileen Brennan) being "allayed" of her anxieties by Mr. Green (Michael McKean) in the 1985 comedy "Clue."

Eileen Brennan, who played Mrs. Peacock in the movie "Clue" has died at the age of 80.

I don't have much to say, other than to encourage everyone to watch the movie "Clue" and see how hilarious her character is, and for that matter how great the rest of the characters are, too.

Also, this is totally disconnected and fairly mean, but, Colleen Camp - who played Yvette the Maid - ferociously proves the ephemeral nature of beauty.

I Really Didn't Want to Write About George Zimmerman

Apologies for writing two "serious" posts in a row here - I promise I'll write about how I believe Yoko Ono was sent to Earth to rob humanity of all sexual desire or something soon - but I guess it's been a contentious summer.

Anyway, in what appears to be an attempt to push the envelope with brave, heterodox analysis, Time Magazine published an article asserting that the silver lining in the ostensible cloud of George Zimmerman's acquittal is the increasing number of white people recognizing their privilege.  As a graduate of a "highly-selective" undergraduate institution, I am intimately acquainted with the concept of  white devil privilege.  I enjoyed dozens of lectures and training sessions on the subject, and two of the four convocation speakers during my time in undergraduate based their entire speeches on it.  I would contend however that - far from privilege - it was Zimmerman's very "whiteness" that led to the unreasoningly hostile response from those whose appeals for "justice" make Veruca Salt look measured.