Open thread 5/12/2025
When I was young, my mother still called the refrigerator the icebox:
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Happy Mother’s Day!
[NOTE: This is a slightly-edited repeat of my traditional Mother’s Day post. It was written while my mother was still alive.] Okay, who are these three dark beauties? A hint: one of them is one of the very first pictures … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/10/2025
Open thread 5/9/2025
Don’t miss the ending, when a girl gets turned into a spinning top:
Continue reading →Open thread 5/8/2025
Even without the clicks, he’s got a great voice:
Continue reading →Open thread 5/7/2025
This is one of Cohen’s less well-known songs, but I think it’s very beautiful. He (uncharacteristically) forgets some of the words to the third chorus – the one about his children – which go like this: And they lead me … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/6/2025
Open thread 5/5/2025
Roundup
I keep having to resort to these roundups. Too much news; hard to choose! And so we have the following: (1) The left suddenly wonders whether John Fetterman is cognitively impaired. But of course, he used to be a lot … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/3/2025
This seems somewhat cruel to me. But the little girl is very sweet:
Continue reading →Open thread 5/2/2025
Roundup
(1) Mike Waltz is apparently out. That Signal thing seems to have been the proximate cause. [UPDATE: But he’s being nominated for UN ambassador.] (2) Wildfires in Israel may have been arson: An arson suspect was arrested Wednesday, as authorities … Continue reading →