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The amazing James Webb Space Telescope…
…has been launched: The huge telescope will peer at the universe’s first stars and galaxies, sniff the atmospheres of nearby alien planets and perform a variety of other high-profile, high-impact work over the next five to 10 years, if all … Continue reading →
Another Christmas Golden Oldie from the neo archives
It’s the day after Christmas. My Christmas Day was fine, and I had the rare pleasure of spending it with my grandchildren. They’re too young to really understand much of anything about it except that there’s a tree with ornaments … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/26/21
Feeling crabby?:
Continue reading →Merry Christmas!!!
[BUMPED UP – scroll down for today’s posts] It’s that time again: asking for donations
It’s been a while since I’ve asked for donations. In the meantime, quite a few readers have donated without any prodding, and I thank you all profusely. Some of you even have a setup whereby you make a monthly payment, … Continue reading →
And all through the house…
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. Merry Night-Before-Christmas and Merry Christmas!] …a creature was stirring. Last night was Christmas Eve. I was expecting a visit from my son, who was flying in as a rare treat. I … Continue reading →
More evidence for Omicron’s mildness
But of course, the way it’s announced is designed to strike fear into people’s hearts: Two new scientific studies indicate that the Omicron COVID-19 variant appears to be milder than prior strains like Delta, but it still has the potential … Continue reading →
Joan Didion on feminism
In the Joan Didion thread yesterday, commenter “Mac” wrote: I believe it’s The White Album that includes a memorable and very sharp put down of feminist writing. I’m sure there was a lot of resentment about that. To which commenter … Continue reading →
Open thread 12/24/21
Jury finds Kim Potter guilty on all counts in “Taser taser taser” trial
My first thought on reading about this verdict was I guess Minnesotans don’t want to have any police officers left. Because I don’t understand why any person would run the risk of becoming a police officer in such an anti-officer … Continue reading →
Joan Didion dies at 87
RIP. Didion specialized in the non-fiction essay, one of my favorite genres. I read her 1968 work Slouching Towards Bethlehem (title taken from Yeats’ wonderful poem “The Second Coming”) a couple of years after it came out and admired it … Continue reading →