You may be aware that last November Dennis Prager was severely injured in a fall and became a quadriplegic. At first, and for quite a while, he was unable to talk, although his mind was clear. I’ve been following his … Continue reading →
Robert Redford has died at 89. When I read that number I can hardly believe it – where oh where did that impossibly handsome young man go? But yes, he was 89, with a long life and an enormous number … Continue reading →
Note that I wrote “the suspect,” not “a suspect.” His name is Tyler Robinson, 22, and he is a Utah resident. Cracking this case demonstrates the tremendous usefulness of the ubiquitous surveillance cameras in public places, plus the technology to … Continue reading →
This is terrible terrible news: Trump, 79, announced Kirk’s death in a post on Truth Social, writing: “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States … Continue reading →
There are few details as yet on this story, but it sounds bad: Charlie Kirk was shot at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday. Bystanders report seeing Kirk shot near his neck during a Q&A … Continue reading →
Here’s an entertaining documentary on Einstein. It focuses on the efforts of others to prove whether Einstein’s general theory of relativity was correct by photographing the sun during an eclipse in order to see whether it bends the light of … Continue reading →
Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97. I’ve written about Lehrer before; you can find many of those posts here. I was raised on Lehrer from early childhood, which is a bit weird since many of his songs … Continue reading →
Two entertainers from two different arenas. Hogan was a character in every sense of the word. Even his name was a character – and what a great name it was! Who could forget someone named “Hulk Hogan” (real name: Terry … Continue reading →
I’ve long paid a certain amount of attention to fashion, makeup, hairdos, that sort of thing. And so when I noticed a short video on the fact – stop the presses! – that Princess Anne had changed the hairdo she’s … Continue reading →
I found this quote from Calvin Coolidge at Instapundit. It’s an excerpt from Coolidge’s speech on the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence: About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful. It is often asserted that … Continue reading →
You may or may not have noticed that I haven’t covered the Sean Combs trial. I’ve left that to others because I just don’t happen to be all that interested – I’m not a fan, and it’s clear he’s a … Continue reading →
I missed the occasion, which was yesterday. But I want to wish a belated happy birthday to a formidable and formative thinker on the right, probably the contemporary political writer I most admire. He apparently has hardly lost a step … Continue reading →