Charles A. Coulombe
Charles A. Coulombe was born to theatrical parents on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on the day JFK was elected. Settling with his family in Hollywood in the house of Criswell, the once-famous TV psychic, Coulombe was exposed to the weird at an early age. His father's varying financial fortunes gave him an odd mix of public and Catholic education, and his colleges were New Mexico Military Institute and Cal State Northridge. After several jobs and a few years as a standup comic, he settled into a life of crime as a freelance writer. Coulombe is the author of eleven books and numerous articles on a wide variety of historical, religious, political, cinematic, literary, and supernatural topics. His ten nephews and nieces and innumerable cousins and godchildren keep him in touch with pop culture, while his favorite clubs, bars, and restaurants continue to provide the comfort of the past. Coulombe believes in Catholicism, Monarchy, and little else --- though he begins to think the Aliens will make contact before the budget is balanced.
Bizarro World
The Fairy Skeleton of the Chilean DesertMay 15, 2013 Amid the din of social, political, and terroristic unrest that takes up so much |
South of the Border
Civil War in Venezuela?April 21, 2013 Although Hugo Chavez managed to beat rival Henrique Capriles Randonski in the |
Scandal
Obama Compliments a Woman, Draws FireApril 08, 2013 For the first time since Ronald Reagan flew via helicopter off into history in |
Ideology
A Tale of Two FrancesJanuary 10, 2013 It is not a pleasant time to be French. New head of state Francois Hollande |
Britain
Where Have All the Christians Gone?December 17, 2012 Just in time for Christmas, the latest British census shows that since 2001, |
Television
Let Them Watch CrapNovember 25, 2012 It’s happening again. Once more I begin to like a new TV show and it is |
Politics
The War Within the StatesNovember 11, 2012 The sovereign people of these United States have spoken. Barack Obama has been |
Zeitgeist
A Mirror Called MadonnaNovember 03, 2012 While the Northeast begins pulling itself out of the disaster that was |
Catholicism
The Seven Saints of OctoberOctober 25, 2012 Having just gone through the third of the medicine shows we call presidential |
Media
The Spice of DeathOctober 16, 2012 The 107-year-old Variety publications have been sold to the Internet-based |
Foreign Policy
The Mexican Basket CaseOctober 08, 2012 The Middle East and Asia occupy most of our foreign-policy interest these days, |
Middle East
Three Waves of MediocritySeptember 28, 2012 The Obama regime’s official explanation for the murder of our ambassador to |
World
Fire in the EastSeptember 20, 2012 While most geopolitical fears are focused on the Middle East, it would be wise |
Modernity Watch
Where Have All the Leaders Gone?September 15, 2012 The two major national party conventions trotted out this year’s brightest |
Obit
5 x 6 Feet UnderAugust 25, 2012 The Grim Reaper thinned the herd of baby-boomer entertainment icons this |
Science and Society
Will There Be Life on Mars?August 15, 2012 While the world had its eyes trained on London’s Olympics, a great many were |
South of the Border
A Furor Over ForeskinsJuly 27, 2012 Last year I wrote about the anti-circumcision campaign here in California, and |
Christendom
God’s Frozen PeopleJuly 19, 2012 The religious world is buzzing this week with the unusual results of the |
Superstardumb
Celebrity SchadenfreudeJuly 06, 2012 Tom Cruise received a most unpleasant 50th-birthday present: His wife of five |
Europe
Return of the KingsJune 16, 2012 A specter is haunting Europe—and pace Marx, it is the specter of monarchy. |
Obit
Someone Righteous This Way WentJune 08, 2012 Ray Bradbury is dead. For the past twenty years I have dreaded writing those |
Commerce
Space: The Final MarketMay 12, 2012 If all goes as planned, May 19 will see the SpaceX ship blast off to resupply |
South of the Border
Chávez: Still Riding the Pink TideApril 19, 2012 During Benedict XVI’s recent trip to Cuba, the brothers Castro tumbled out to |
Sports
Baseball: LA’s Thin Blue LineApril 05, 2012 March 28 saw a springtime ritual that rivals or even surpasses Easter in many |
Middle East Conflict
Af-gone-istanMarch 21, 2012 My fascination with Afghanistan—especially the area now called Nuristan but |
Eureka!
Balancing California’s Budget Before it Falls Into the OceanMarch 15, 2012 California must be the most geographically diverse state in the Union. From |