…here’s an introduction. In yesterday’s thread on this year’s American artistic gymnastics team, I described their powerful “cannonball” bodies and “ferocious will.” In the comments, “Ed Polacko” mentioned a contrast with the balletic quality of rhythmic gymnasts, and I decided … Continue reading →
I’ve had a number of complaints that the blog is loading more slowly than usual, although it’s still loading. I’m working to find and fix the source of the problem, and I ask everyone who’s experiencing it to please bear … Continue reading →
I’ve pretty much turned away from watching international sports, but the Olympics sometimes draw me in. This year it happened again, beginning with the women gymnasts. As gymnastic tumbling has grown ever more difficult and demanding, the sport has changed … Continue reading →
Maybe. Would be nice, though. And would be nice if they could announce some findings prior to November. It’s not going to happen, of course.
Continue reading →If he’s such a good manager, why is his campaign in the general faltering and seemingly disorganized? And no, it’s not just media hype. I’ve noticed it, and polls reflect it. In this case I’m not just talking about some … Continue reading →
I dunno. But it’s got one. I saw the 1959 movie in a movie theater in Manhattan when it first came out. The place was so packed that we had to sit very very close up, which turned out to … Continue reading →
…that Hillary’s release of her tax returns makes her look like an honest and transparent candidate when compared to the extreme reluctance of opponent Donald Trump to release his. Now, you could say that she’s neither honest nor transparent, and … Continue reading →
Yes, you read that right: 400 years. If you call that “living.” We actually don’t know all that much about shark behavior. But here’s my first introduction to it, courtesy of Herman Melville in a Moby Dick passage that made … Continue reading →
If you’ve had some difficulty following the details of Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri’s execution and how it might or might not have been connected to the Hillary Clinton email scandal, that’s because—as Austin Bay’s article on the subject suggests—the … Continue reading →
The IRS —up to its old tricks again: The Washington, D.C., Circuit Court, overturning a June lower-court decision, let the suit go forward because, as LSU law professor Philip Hackney noted in the Surly Subgroup blog, “it found that the … Continue reading →
Paul Mirengoff tackles the question, and his answer is maybe not, but it depends how huge the defeat is. Personally, I’ve never quite understood down-ballot effects, although I acknowledge that they most definitely exist. I have no problem splitting my … Continue reading →
Not technically a ransom, but effectively a ransom, and one that will encourage even more hostage-taking by Iran.
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