New York magazine’s Sasha Issenberg has a weak article on a topic that interests me, the difference between liberals and conservatives, and whether it’s hard-wired. In it, he (and some of the researchers he quotes) not only displays the typical … Continue reading →
What do you get when you cross the TV show “Survivor” with the Roman Colosseum, “The Lottery,” dystopian sci-fi, Lord of the Flies, “The Most Dangerous Game,” and “The Wizard of Oz,” and then pitch it to the audience for … Continue reading →
…when Easter candy is half price. Just sayin. Of course, I wouldn’t ever go out and buy any. No, I wouldn’t. Wouldn’t…shouldn’t…couldn’t…[trails off, staring into space]…
Continue reading →Here’s an interesting comment (the language is not quite what I’d use, but the sentiment is): there is no evidence, in the modern era, that a person more conservative than Reagan can win on a national level. the last person … Continue reading →
This seems an odd and unexpected finding: Children born to obese or very overweight mothers are at higher risk of having autism or developmental delays, new research suggests. The study of more than 1,000 children found that the offspring of … Continue reading →
…Easter!
Continue reading →[NOTE: Bumped up. Scroll down for new posts.] My new article is up at PJ. I urge you to go there and read it. Not just because I wrote it, but because I think it deals with something vitally important: … Continue reading →
…the Peeps explosion? They’re everywhere, in a profusion of colors and shapes that will make your head spin and your mouth water—if you happen to like them, that is. I don’t. What’s more, I never have, even as a child. … Continue reading →
Here’s another in my series of “Rescue 911″ reprises. In this one it’s the adorable and very bright little boy Armando (who plays himself) who is so very very touching. You also might say this has an Easter theme because, … Continue reading →
…the least bit surprised at this? Certainly not the young lady’s mother, who gets the grim satisfaction of being able to say “I told you so.”
Continue reading →There is only one jelly bean worth eating at Easter or any other time of year. No, not those weirdly flavored “gourmet” Jelly Bellys (I consider the term “gourmet jelly bean” to be an oxymoron). The traditionalist in me abhors … Continue reading →
…that with my new and more effective spam filter, I may be retiring the “spambot of the day” feature for want of high-caliber candidates. Pity, isn’t it? Although I won’t be shedding too many tears for the little buggers. And … Continue reading →