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 →
Of course, lots of people would agree with Mamdani’s remark here, and they’ll be voting for him in November: ZOHRAN MAMDANI: “I don't think that we should have billionaires.” pic.twitter.com/optpzkp28w — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 29, 2025 That’s instructive … Continue reading →
Yesterday, New York City’s Democrats held their mayoral primary. In New York, the winner of the Democratic primary ordinarily wins the election; the days of Republican mayors in New York seem to be over, as far as I can tell. … Continue reading →
Check out candidate Zohran Mamdani, a “progressive.” He sets a new low: Mamdani, just 33 years old, is vying to become the city’s youngest mayor. He’s got clever videos and a lively presence on social media. The base of his … Continue reading →
A musical genius, gone at 82. Then again, who ever thought Brian Wilson would reach the ripe old age of 82? But he did, and gave us a lot of music along the way. The Beach Boys were a family … Continue reading →