WAS SHAKESPEARE A STONER?

Irresistible story from South Africa. Several pipes excavated from the Bard’s sixteenth century home that date to Shakespeare’s lifetime have been found to show traces of nicotine, coca leaves, and possibly marijuana. Well, that accounts for “Cymbeline,” I guess.

CLINTON SEX SCANDAL: Please not another one. The National Enquirer hits the stands today with an alleged expose of Bill Clinton’s alleged affair with Denise Rich. My heart sinks. At this point, a sexual angle will simply reduce Pardonscam to the same level of tawdriness that we saw in the Lewinsky Affair – and Americans’ admirable reluctance to judge someone’s private life will blur their focus on the real issue of corruption at the heart of the current scandal. Historically, sex has both ruined Clinton – but also saved him. Lets hope history isn’t repeating itself.