SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:52 P.M. ET:

HOW PRECIOUS – FROM AP:  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s name is being stripped off three luxury apartment buildings after hundreds of tenants signed a petition saying they were embarrassed to live in a place associated with the Republican president-elect.  In all, about 600 residents of the three rental towers in Trump Place signed the online petition, which began circulating weeks ago after the public release of a decade-old recording of Trump boasting about groping women and kissing them without their consent. Tenants learned on Tuesday from the company that owns and manages the New York skyscrapers, which hold 1,325 rental apartments, that the huge gold letters spelling out “Trump Place” would be removed from the sides of the buildings within days.  "We’re all very excited and thrilled, and it’s about time,” said Marjorie Jacobs, who has lived in one of the buildings for five years. “We’re disgusted with the results of the presidency.”  Typical rich, liberal New Yorkers.  Putting on a show for their Ivy League alumni associations.  Never invite them to a party.  Boring.

NOW WE KNOW THE CAUSE – FROM AMERICAN MIRROR:    Move over James Comey.  Hillary Clinton’s campaign has a new culprit for its loss to Donald Trump: Self-loathing, sexist women.  During an appearance on MSNBC on Monday, former Clinton campaign communications director Jess McIntosh claimed it was women with “internalized misogyny” who couldn’t bring themselves to vote to elect the first woman president.  When she was asked by Chris Hayes why Hillary didn’t do better with white women than Barack Obama did in 2012, McIntosh responded, “Internalized misogyny is a real thing and this is a thing we have to be talking about as we go through and see.”  Well, I'm glad that's settled.  Another excuse will be announced Friday morning.

BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW – FROM LONDON'S TELEGRAPH:    Guests unwinding in the gilded splendour of the Corinthia Hotel in London would not generally expect to be asked if they wanted to have their heads examined.  Another glass of champagne, perhaps; an appointment in the Daniel Galvin hair salon, maybe; dinner in the deliciously opulent Massimo restaurant, absolutely.  But to these options, as of today, has been added a range of offerings designed specifically to enhance the workings of the brain. These include black-out blinds and sleep-inducing lavender sprays in the bedroom, mindfulness massages in the award-winning spa and a ‘Brain Power Menu’ featuring a range of dishes that in addition to being healthy – think raw kale salad with beetroot, green tea veal paillard with spinach and cognition-boosting coconut oil – actually get the mind moving more effectively. The new offerings come courtesy of Dr Tara Swart, a trained doctor, psychiatrist, leadership coach and author who has this week taken up a year-long post at the Corinthia as 'neuroscientist in residence' – a global first in the hotel industry.  I wonder if it's covered by Obamacare.

November 15,  2016