… that I haven’t written about goings-on in Iran for a few days. That’s because I have nothing to add to what I’ve said in the past. The situation is confusing and frustrating, plus it’s hard to know – very … Continue reading →
You know the guy lived through it, because he’s talking. But you can’t figure out how:
Continue reading →Apologies for any inconvenience. It’s not fixed yet, although I’ve been struggling to eliminate it and have tried several suggestions. Question for the techies among you: Today I was told something new by the host, which is that my own … Continue reading →
You may recall the case: 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed by then-17-year-old Karmelo Anthony (now 19) at a track meet in front of many witnesses. Metcalf was white; Anthony is black. The trial is not about whether Anthony stabbed him; … Continue reading →
We knew it would probably happen; Pratt would be shut out of the election. The only question is whether the process was fraudulent, and if so what method was used. Although we cannot say for certain, it’s incredibly hard to … Continue reading →
I really detest the AI voice. But the content is fascinating:
Continue reading →Here’s an interesting piece on the phenomenon of late fame. Robert Graboyes concentrates on music: Johann Sebastian Bach is one of history’s three greatest composers (along with Beethoven and Mozart), but his fame didn’t really blossom until the mid-19th century—75 … Continue reading →
Now we learn even more about the behavior of Henry Nowak’s murderer, as more news slowly is revealed: It turns out that Vickrum Digwa is far more vicious and depraved than we were led to believe, and that Britons have … Continue reading →
I couldn’t resist a pun for the title of this post. But the content is no joke. We all knew that the vote counting in California is very very slow, and that there’s a history of it turning towards the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the eighty-second anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII that led to Western Europe’s liberation. I wonder how many people under forty, either here or … Continue reading →
… was “unexpectedly” good. Here’s a typical “yes, but” headline: “The jobs report doubled expectations. Why the stock market doesn’t like it.” More here.
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