Some read detective novels for escape, but I’ve never cared for them. Some gamble, some drink, some look at porn online. My vice is a bit different: every now and then I follow a reality TV show. I’ve written about … Continue reading →
The facts listed are mostly about lack of hygiene, and those really are pretty disgusting. I already knew about numbers five and two. Re number five, I remember when I was a teenager and went to Europe with a large … Continue reading →
Have you noticed that a lot of news aggregate websites are completely consumed by links to articles about this election? That happens every election year to a certain extent, but this year it seems completely out of hand. Remember how, … Continue reading →
We’ve grown used to criticizing Europe’s intelligence and police systems for letting homegrown or home-dwelling jihadis slip through the cracks. But it’s not easy to deal with this problem, not at all, while attempting to keep the countries themselves from … Continue reading →
Commenter “Thomas Doubting” has made a request in the “Mr. Trump regrets” thread: Neo, it seems you’ve been writing about this for some time and I’ve missed a number of good posts. If it wouldn’t take much time, could you … Continue reading →
The FBI has announced the discovery of 15,000 heretofore undisclosed Hillary Clinton emails from her tenure as Secretary of State. That’s a lot; half again as many as the 30,000 to which Clinton has previously owned up: The documents were … Continue reading →
I try to write these posts as fast as possible, for obvious reasons. But even when I write fast, they take a long time to turn out at a good clip. But you should see them before I proofread them. … Continue reading →
No, not whiteface mime of the Marcel Marceau type. Ballet mime, which is quite different and more like sign language. Ballet mime is almost never used anymore, which I think a pity. Ballets used to contain a lot more mime, … Continue reading →
Well, not really. You can discuss him or her or both or neither in the comments section of this post, if you like. But I thought I’d give Trump and Hillary a well-deserved rest today—at least, a rest from being … Continue reading →
You know those Olympic gold medals? If they were made of solid gold, they’d each cost $21,200. And so they’re not. That doesn’t make them cheap, because they’re made of silver plus about 1.2% gold, and they’re worth $565, which … Continue reading →
Seriously. Actually, I’ve noticed recently that a lot of the female athletes are beautiful, and I don’t remember that being so true in previous years. Male pulchritude has always been a feature of the Olympics, but the females have lagged … Continue reading →
…the purge continues: Turkey on Friday detained dozens of academics suspected of backing Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of last month’s failed coup, while pressing ahead with raids on businesses linked to the US-based Muslim preacher. Turkish prosecutors have issued … Continue reading →