It’s complicated: Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky declared Tuesday that, when the war is finally over, Ukraine would emerge from the rubble a “big Israel.” He meant that the war would never really be over, that Ukraine would be on a … Continue reading →
The Ukrainians seem to have been catapulted by Russia into a World War II movie. Not a good place to be. At the same time, the Chinese of Shanghai are living in one of those futuristic dystopian films: Nearly all … Continue reading →
They’re baaaack.
Continue reading →Two of my favorites – Fil and Robin Gibb. If you’ve ever wondered what made Robin Gibb’s vibrato so unique, Fil will show you beginning at 16:37: His vibrato was unusually fast and unusually narrow in pitch variation.
Continue reading →In 1957, we see why Elvis was nicknamed The Pelvis. We also see – or at least I think I see – the roots of his dancing in James Cagney. “James Cagney?” you ask, puzzled. Not in Cagney’s tap dancing … Continue reading →
As soon as it became clear that the Ukraine war wasn’t going to end with a very quick Ukraine capitulation and Russian victory, I started to wonder how it was going to end. It seemed to me early on that … Continue reading →
Remember Maricopa County, Arizona, site of recounts and audits after Biden’s razor-thin win in that state? Here’s the latest from the ever-so-slowly grinding wheels of justice: “We have reached the conclusion that the 2020 election in Maricopa County revealed serious … Continue reading →
Unexpected news: The scientists at the Fermilab Collider Detector (CDF) in Illinois have found only a tiny difference in the mass of the W Boson compared with what the theory says it should be – just 0.1%. But if confirmed … Continue reading →
First of all, although I had followed the Whitmer “kidnapping” case and written about it many times, I had no idea it had already gone to trial. Just goes to show how much other news there’s been lately. But I’m … Continue reading →
I don’t remember any sex education in my New York City public school until maybe the age of twelve, and even then it was very basic. It was a slide show about menstruation that was only shown to the girls, … Continue reading →
A day or two after my cataract surgery I was looking at a relative and noticed he looked older. There were lines in his face I’d never seen before. It was alarming, because at first I thought there had been … Continue reading →