Drat: the NY Times has purchased Wordle
Until a few days ago I’d never heard of Wordle. That shows you how far out of the loop I am, because it’s been popular online for a few months now. A friend mentioned it to me a few days … Continue reading →
Until a few days ago I’d never heard of Wordle. That shows you how far out of the loop I am, because it’s been popular online for a few months now. A friend mentioned it to me a few days … Continue reading →
Yes, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and whoever else has joined their cause have the right to threaten to leave Spotify if the platform doesn’t boycott Joe Rogan. But they would serve their cause better if they just state clearly … Continue reading →
A large swath of New England is expecting a big snowstorm this weekend, and that includes me. I’ve got a lot of food in the fridge, my place is warm, and I’m hoping for no power outage so that it … Continue reading →
I’ve long been pretty cynical about politics and politicians, and I’ve gotten much more so over the years. Unfortunately, I think that increasing cynicism is justified. But despite that, I’m not the most cynical person in the world about politics. … Continue reading →
A 40-year-old woman named Michelle Go was killed Saturday morning by a 61-year-old vagrant who pushed her onto the tracks in the path of an oncoming train. The woman was Asian, the man black. That NY Post writer asks a … Continue reading →
I’ve been researching a bunch of seemingly pressing topics today, mostly having to do with the Biden administration’s current campaign against the right and in particular about the new sedition charges against eleven participants in January 6th. It turns out … Continue reading →
On Monday I mentioned that it seems as though there have been a lot of celebrity deaths lately. And now I see that pop singer Ronnie Spector has died: Like burning magnesium, the Ronettes flared hot, brightly and quickly: Their … Continue reading →
Kevin McCarthy shows some of it: House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told Breitbart News that as speaker of the House he would strip Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) of their assignments on the House Permanent Select Committee … Continue reading →
I recently stayed at an airbnb that was woefully understocked – and that was the least of the things wrong with it, alas. I did notice that one of the few pieces of kitchen equipment it had was a vegetable … Continue reading →
Recently I returned from a cross-country visit out west. The less said about the airport from which I left, and the crowds there and lack of decent signage, the better. And yes, wearing a mask almost unceasingly for close to … Continue reading →
Commenter Richard Aubrey writes: Looking at such belief systems from the outside is puzzling. Is it that the individual believes in certain things? Or is it that the individual believes in BELIEVING, irrespective of factual difficulties? From time to time … Continue reading →
Commenter “Griffin” writes: And I know it’s tempting to criticize the administration for not supplying ample amounts of tests but that is the wrong approach also. Tests are how this goes on forever so by criticizing them now you are … Continue reading →