James Lileks on changes in American childhood: I don’t think they had soccer balls in North Dakota until 1981; it was brought in on a special train and placed behind glass and people got to walk around it and get close, if they felt comfortable, and become accustomed to its strange surface. It is faceted, […]
OK, so here’s the latest kerfuffle over the Democratic National Convention due here in Denver in a few months: Fried foods are forbidden at the committee’s 22 or so events, as is liquid served in individual plastic containers. Plates must be reusable, like china, recyclable or compostable. The food should be local, organic or both. […]
This is one of the earliest (1993) ‘mainstream’ (non-tech-magazine) cartoons about the Internet and still one of the most famous: A Google search on the caption yields nearly half a million hits. ..bruce w..
Obviously inspired by SciFi’s Battlestar Galactica three-seaons-in-eight-minutes video, Slate has put together this video summarizing the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in seven minutes: Hat tip to Ann Althouse. ..bruce w..
Cracked, which I (rightfully) disdained in my youth as a poor imitation of Mad Magazine, has reinvented itself brilliantly in the Interwebz Age by publishing a steady (one might say relentless) stream of articles listing “the <adjective> <number> <items> <further qualification>”, such as these: The 25 Least Inspiring Military Operation Names 5 Horrifying Food Additives […]
Sadly we now have photographic evidence what lies at the end of the rainbow….. Yes, it’s a portal-pottie. You are invited to dig for the pot of gold within.
As I’ve written here previously, I had the honor many years ago of flying out and landing on the USS Nimitz, then spending 24 hours on her. Well, P. J. O’Rourke — one of my favorite living political commentators — recently had a similar trip. His account is both funnier and better written than mine: […]
I have written before about how our current primary cycle is netting us the weakest / least electable candidates possible. In fact I had advocated that we consider alternate forms of selecting candidates. Now from the world of pro wrestling, this gem! I have to marvel at how they got the ears to stay on, […]
