Author: Charmaine Yoest

Vanity Fair Imitates Manet?

In defending the Vanity Fair cover, Todd Myers said that it was “art.” Of course. But then he added that it was “just like Manet.” Alright, so here it is: Edouard Manet’s Le dejeuner...

Vanity Fair Competes with Playboy

Tom Ford and Keira Knightly on the cover of Vanity Fair I’ll admit that Vanity Fair is not exactly a high defender of morality in our culture, even on a good day. The ads...

Men and Woman Are Different?! No Kidding.

News flash! Men and women are different. I just got invited to the “First World Congress on Gender-Specific Medicine.” I started to roll my eyes, thinking this was more feminist malarkey. . . But...

Carnival of Entrepreneurship – Grand Opening

Powerline’s Scott Johnson, Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D. and Paul Mirengoff at the American Poitical Science Association, fall 2005 credit: Jack Yoest A weblog reader wrote to Powerline: “Thanks for Changing the World!” When they wrote...

The Magic Fridge

Do you watch the Superbowl just for the ads? You’re in luck. MSN.com has them all — and is polling for your favorites. “Magic Fridge” was one of the funniest — although the streaking...

Mick Jagger Mania at the NFL

The Stones at Ford Field last night photo credit: Reuters I just don’t get it. Really. Watching the Stones perform to legions of screaming teenage fans, I felt like I was watching some sort...