…is the new meme. Discussion of the idea that Russian hackers tried to influence the US election in Trump’s favor and may even be responsible for Trump’s victory has certainly taken over Memeorandum. So, what does this idea rest on? … Continue reading →
Don’t ask me why—but after skimming some gossipy clickbait article somewhere about Australian model Elle Mcpherson, I decided to look up one of her ex-partners and the father of her two children, Arpad Busson. Maybe it was the name “Arpad”; … Continue reading →
[Please scroll down for new posts, and plenty of them.] You can solve most of your gift-giving dilemmas by turning to that online colossus, Amazon. And if you use those widgets on my right sidebar to click through for all … Continue reading →
I’ve seen the wonderful Balanchine ballet “Concerto Barocco” many times, but never with Suzanne Farrell, one of the greats. Despite the poor quality of the footage of her in the video later in this post, it is extraordinary to watch. … Continue reading →
An astounding discovery: A dinosaur tail fragment preserved in amber has been found in northern Myanmar, according to National Geographic. This remarkable, 99-million-year-old specimen was found by a team of researchers led by China University of Geosciences paleontologist Lida Xing, … Continue reading →
Today I thought that this post would be a quickie. Merkel. Ban the veil. A little fisking of the Bloomberg editorial. Over and out. About 1500 words and an hour and a half later I was disabused of that notion. … Continue reading →
Merkel is doing penance for her immigration policy by getting behind the banning of the full-face veil—in other words, the burqa and the niqab. Today there’s an editorial in Bloomberg that states: Pandering to grievances, real or imagined, rarely works. … Continue reading →
The problem on the blog with spam and other comments yesterday has been fixed. Turns out it was actually a problem with the host, and not local to this blog. When glitches like that happen, a blogger never can be … Continue reading →
…spam invasion? Every now and then my spamblocker goes on the fritz. Actually, what I think is happening is that the people (there still are people involved somewhere, right?) who design spamming programs keep trying and trying to find a … Continue reading →
Commenter “mollyNH” writes about the 2016 election: It was all so tantalizingly close for the Left… “Tantalizingly close” is one big reason this election has been so very difficult for the left, and why the right isn’t just happy but … Continue reading →
…for three decades, despite plenty of complaints. Completely disgraceful: Right. Budget cuts are to explain why a building hadn’t been inspected in thirty years. Here is more nonsense: There weren’t any inspections because “we had no applications for permits in … Continue reading →
The headlines practically write themselves: “American hero.” Quintessential American hero. When I read that Glenn had died at 95 my first reaction was surprise that he was still alive. After all, he was named an astronaut in my youth, and … Continue reading →