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The Further Adventures of Peggy Noonan

Posted on February 17, 2023 by tengrain

Anatomy of a Column eggy Noonan was banging her head on the bar as Jesus —not that one!— her favorite bar keep at The Chelsea Pier took the Jackson out of her hand and replaced it with an ice-cold Mai Tai. … Continue reading →

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The Further Adventures of Peggy Noonan

Posted on December 30, 2022 by tengrain

Anatomy of a Column eggy Noonan was having an argument with Diogenes (as one does deep in the midnight of one’s soul after an evening of playing quarters with her pal MoDo). “Well,” Noonan said, “you won’t find an honest … Continue reading →

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The Further Adventures of Peggy Noonan

Posted on December 10, 2022 by tengrain

Anatomy of a Column eggy Noonan was sober as a judge (and by that we mean Judge Jeanine) when preparing the rituals profane and arcane. Noonan was troubled by the state of the Republican Party and wanted to call up … Continue reading →

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Hagiography Today

Posted on September 9, 2022 by tengrain

Peggington never lets us down, and today she braced her stiff upper lip with a double and got to work: ‘For the British people, Victoria was more than an individual, more even than the queen,” Robert K. Massie wrote in … Continue reading →

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Bacardi Declares Dividend: Happy Birthday Peggy Noonan!

Posted on September 7, 2022 by tengrain

On this date in the year of our Lord 1950 in the quaint hamlet of Brooklynshire, Lord and Lady Noonington were interrupted from their elevenses by the arrival of young Margaret Ellen ‘Peggy’ Noonington, and a thousand poins of light.

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Bottomless Mimosas

Posted on June 26, 2022 by tengrain

Iced to the eyebrows again: And here's the clip. She said "use this victory to change itself." pic.twitter.com/SDCleEQWxx — Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) June 26, 2022

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The Further Adventures of Peggy Noonan

Posted on June 3, 2022 by tengrain

Anatomy of a Column Peggy Noonan took a big swig from her water bottle, which tasted oddly like a Mai Tai —another miracle!— and gently lowered the needle onto the spinning platter. Adjusting her leg warmers, Noonan started her aerobics … Continue reading →

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The Further Adventures of Peggy Noonan

Posted on May 13, 2022 by tengrain

Anatomy of a Column eggy Noonan had just finished her karaoke set at the Chelsea Pier (her new favorite watering hole) and on ample calves waddled back to the bar where a round of Mai Tai awaited her. It was … Continue reading →

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The Further Adventures of Peggy Noonan

Posted on May 7, 2022 by tengrain

Anatomy of a Column eggy Noonan woke up from a troubled dream —BevMo was out of Captain Morgan!— and looked at the wall in her spacious living room at the Aviary 2 (the clever nickname she gave her penthouse on … Continue reading →

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The Further Adventures of Peggy Noonan

Posted on February 12, 2022 by tengrain

Anatomy of a Column eggy Noonan picked her refreshment from the bar and brought it with her to the podium to give her keynote speech to The Reagan Foundation and Institute. After all, she murmured to herself, “I am the … Continue reading →

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