FILM REVIEWS—ONE AFTER 90 YEARS
I WAS DELIGHTED TO SEE THE HISTORY EXTRA FEATURE “Ask the Experts: What’s the Most Inaccurate Historical Film?” What fun. However, the flicks discussed there are all relatively recent ones, … Continue reading
F1 DRIVERS’ BRAINS—YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST (IN 2012 SORTA)
ERIC VANCE DESCRIBES “THE STRANGE BRAIN OF AN F1 DRIVER,” The New York Times, September 4, 2026: “They move too fast for the normal mind to keep up,” Vance reports, … Continue reading
FENDER-BENDERS ’WAY UP THERE PART 2
YESTERDAY WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO LOOK SKYWARD on the advice of Hannah Richter and her Science article “Planned Satellite Megaconstellations Could Generate Runaway Space Debris.” Today in Part 2, we … Continue reading
FENDER-BENDERS ’WAY UP THERE PART 1
HANNAH RICHTER REPORTS “PLANNED SATELLITE MEGACONSTELLATIONS Could Generate Runaway Space Debris,” AAAS Science, August 7, 2026. Richter warns, “Modeling suggests infamous ‘Kessler syndrome’ would make the swarms unsustainable.” Geez, just … Continue reading
YOU BETCHA—A PATH TO INSIDER TRADING OR TO PENURY
I PREFACE THIS BY NOTING that I ignore lotteries, betting, and have no interest in participating in “prediction markets.” In fact, from what I’ve read, I fear their deleterious effect … Continue reading
BACH STIFFED BY MARGRAVE
MY NEW BGF AND I GET TOGETHER WEEKDAYS AT 5 A.M. PACIFIC when she shares great tales of classical music. Colleen Wheelahan hosts SiriusXM “Symphony Hall” in its morning show, … Continue reading
BEAGLES, EVs, AND THE AMERICAN WEST
OPERATION FRODO IS A WONDERFUL STORY OF 12 volunteer drivers delivering 16 Beagles from Omaha, Nebraska, to Portland, Oregon, more than 1700 miles in four stock EVs over June 7 … Continue reading
EAST/WEST GERMAN DECRIMINALIZATION, DANIEL DEFOE’S PILLORYING, AND THE MISUNDERSTOOD MOLE
MY FREQUENT VISITS TO LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS are encouraged by a simple truism: Its writing is so blessedly good! Even to the literary quality of its readers. Here are … Continue reading
GLADLY NAMED GUILLAIN-BARRÉ
YOU GET MY GIST: Gladly (also a strabismus ursine) must I bear the onslaught of Guillain-Barré syndrome. This malady is described by Mayo Clinic as “a condition in which the … Continue reading
O Canada/Ô Canada—Quelle Merde De Trump! Part 2
YESTERDAY IN PART 1 WE BEGAN ANALYZING THE BREAKDOWN of Trump’s dealings with our best friend Canada. We continue today with more of the same as reported by The New … Continue reading
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