Roman pizza, then and now
When I was in Rome recently, I ate a lot of pizza. A lot. It was a good thing to grab for fuel during on-the-go sightseeing. My main meals were in the evening, but a piece of pizza could be … Continue reading →
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Are Nike’s sales up, post Kaepernick?
The headlines certainly indicate it—for example, this article in Fortune, with the headline “Colin Kaepernick Campaign Gives Nike a Big Sales Boost” is rather typical. But looking at several of these articles, I noticed that only sometimes do their headlines … Continue reading →
The long effort to undermine the Trump administration
One of Trump’s strengths is his willingness to do and say the unexpected. Sometimes that’s his weakness, too. But often it’s his strength. So I love this comeback of Trump’s: President Donald Trump struck back hours after former President Barack … Continue reading →
Where did you find me?
Star-crossed lovers with a happy ending. And here’s another great story of lost and then found.
Continue reading →I’m talking a break today from Trump news, Kavanaugh news…
…and pretty much all US political news. Just a day. It’s necessary sometimes.
Continue reading →China’s population decline
Many people probably remember the Chinese policy that limited births per family to one. It officially ended just a few years ago, but the damage was done, as Austin Bay notes: China’s fertility rate in 2010 dropped to 1.5 children … Continue reading →
Brazilian elections: leading candidate Bolsonaro stabbed
I was alerted to this news by commenter TommyJay: The leading candidate in Brazil’s presidential election is in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by an assailant at a campaign rally on Thursday, doctors said, pushing an already chaotic … Continue reading →
Ruminations on the NY Times’ resistance member in the Trump administration
This anonymous NY Times op-ed by a supposed higher-up in the Trump administration has gotten a great deal of attention. As it was meant to do. It amounts to an anonymous, uncheckable, unverifiable accusation about the Trump administration—an accusation that … Continue reading →
Haidt’s latest offering
This new book by Jonathan Haidt seems very promising. It’s entitled The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. Now, I’m not sure the people coddling the American mind … Continue reading →
Undereye concealer in 29 languages
I bought a new stick of my favorite undereye circle concealer yesterday, Benefit Boi ing Hydrating Concealer. It’s pricey, but it’s one of the few that don’t emphasize all the lines and crevices by sinking into and highlighting them, and … Continue reading →
I think I need to create a new category on the right sidebar: “Trump made me do it”
And this article by Ted Koppel would fit quite nicely into that slot: My journalistic colleagues and I are hurtling down a long, steep highway. There’s no longer any resistance on the brake pedal, and we realize, to our dismay, … Continue reading →
Spain: another known wolf
A vicious terrorist attack occurred in Spain about a year ago. That one has merged in memory along with so many others that it resembles. It featured vehicles purposely targeting pedestrians in a crowded spot, an explosion in a house, … Continue reading →