…and female swimmers just have to sit and take it: The second Penn swimmer to come forward was at the University of Akron Zippy Invitational where she watched Lia Thomas beat fellow teammate Anna Kalandadze by 38 seconds in the … Continue reading →
I’ve often thought that, for most people, political belief is a strong edifice made of hundreds of thousands of bricks. Note I didn’t wrote “political affiliation,” because a lot of people merely have a kneejerk affiliation that doesn’t amount to … Continue reading →
RIP. At least 70 people are feared dead: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at a news conference Saturday that the death toll may exceed 100. “This has been the most devastating tornado event in our state’s history,” Beshear said. The … Continue reading →
Mea culpa! I forgot to put up an open thread today. But here it is now.
Continue reading →I wonder how many people who say they support BLM are aware of the sort of position taken by one the organization’s LA founders. And I wonder, if they are aware, whether they care [emphasis mine]: “It’s not about a … Continue reading →
First of all, because everything Biden touches turns to garbage, so why should this be any different? And why would anyone think Biden could handle such a situation – even when he was functioning a lot better? His supposed skill … Continue reading →
Shrier writes: The question I get most often—the thing that most interviewers want to know, even when they’re pretending to care about more high-minded things—is: What’s it like to be so hated? I can only assume that’s what some of … Continue reading →
It could be true. I want it to be true. But I don’t think it’s true: A British aerospace engineer claims to have pinpointed the precise coordinates where Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crashed and dropped to the bottom of the … Continue reading →
When our son was little, he loved this guy and so did we:
Continue reading →It certainly sounds like the correct verdict to me. I think the judge should take this case very seriously in terms of sentencing. In today’s world, pretending to be the victim of a vicious racist and homophobic hate crime is … Continue reading →
Commenter “Zaphod” offers this quote: “Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to pour a drink for myself and my wife, and we are going to watch The Magnificent Ambersons. One wonders what Tarkington would have thought of … Continue reading →
Don’t know why. It seems normal again, though.
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