[NOTE: The following is a slightly edited version of an old post.] On Halloween I’ve often noticed that, when kids came to the door, they seem to grab the little packets of candy corn first. That doesn’t surprise me, since … Continue reading →
I hate, hate, hate the new YouTube format. I am not alone in this, although plenty of people like it as well. You may not have noticed it, but it happened a few days ago. It happens now and then—you’ve … Continue reading →
Nope, I wasn’t at Woodstock—one of the only members of my generation who wasn’t, to hear most them tell it. And I don’t romanticize the 60s and look back on them nostalgically, although many people my age do. I think … Continue reading →
And it’s the overuse of the word “whine.” I’ve noticed that whine is employed a great deal in political discourse, both on this blog and elsewhere. It’s ordinarily used to describe—and trivialize—a complaint by people with whom you don’t agree. … Continue reading →
I stopped to eat my sandwich at a rest stop on the western Massachusetts Turnpike one recent weekend. It was a lovely day and the Berkshires a fine place for my little picnic, although I didn’t have time to leave … Continue reading →
Of course it does. This is indescribable, so I’m not going to attempt to describe it. I’ll just sit back and let you watch and listen:
Continue reading →And I doubt that the sword is actually all that sharp.
Continue reading →This has become the lead story on memeorandum: Reddit user “HanA**holeSolo” first shared the GIF last Wednesday of Trump pummeling a wrestler with CNN’s logo imposed on his face. CNN could find no earlier instance of the GIF. The GIF … Continue reading →
I am often amazed at the singing skills demonstrated by youngsters on those talent reality shows. They seem to be genuinely nice kids, too, full of energy and drive. After all, think how much work it takes—and how much confidence—to … Continue reading →
I mean really, what is it?: …[A] hotel in Japan…allows couples getting married to hire an alpaca to act as the witness. Allows it? I’d say encourages it: The hotel in question, the Epinard Nasu in Tochigi, even allows the … Continue reading →
Honey badgers. Their name sounds so—sweet. But they don’t care. And you know what? That’s not just an internet meme. They really, really, don’t: fierce, smart, disgusting, they put the “omni” in omnivore. And if everything else about them weren’t … Continue reading →
…an airline can’t get off scot-free with this sort of heavy-handed action, which dominated the public chatter today. United Airlines and many other airlines overbook for perfectly understandable economic reasons. It doesn’t usually cause problems, because they also offer economic … Continue reading →