2019-03-18 14:09
We stumbled upon this fantastical Netflix documentary: Struggle — The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski.
Glenn Bray stumbled upon a fantastical volume in a bookstore in 1968. Bray was int… Read More
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2019-03-15 13:30
Two years ago, my blog post titled “Why so many blacks in ads?” discussed this as a cultural phenomenon. It became my most visited post ever, with over 27,000 views, and far the… Read More
2019-03-12 12:54
Newly elected Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar caused a furor when saying some politicians support Israel because of money from the Jewish lobby. That was simply incorrect (it&r&hell…Read More
2019-03-10 13:02
Albany’s Opalka Gallery (part of Sage College) hosts occasional “Pecha Kucha” nights. A wonderful event, with a bunch of presenters each talking about a series of 20 slides… Read More
2019-03-09 13:47
This is posted mainly for my numismatic friends. It concerns crazy high prices being paid for coins based on increments of condition perfection that are actually meaningless. The “slab… Read More
2019-03-06 13:52
Democratic presidential hopefuls are scrambling to get right with the left — the party’s left-wing activist ideologues. Free college, Medicare for all, jobs for all, the big gove… Read More
2019-03-03 20:25
Otto Warmbier, American student, visiting North Korea. Propaganda poster in his hotel, thought it would make a cool souvenir. For this, tortured to death.
Kim Jong Un disavows knowledge, and… Read More
2019-03-01 20:54
Old news — to anyone paying attention.
Yet Republicans continue denial of reality. Evolution, climate change, and Trump’s moral depravity. Despite their longtime righteous preeni… Read More
2019-02-26 21:37
The left derides the right for science denialism, on evolution and climate change. But many on the left have their own science blind spots, on GM foods and vaccination.
The anti-vax movement… Read More
2019-02-23 01:18
Min Jin Lee
I read this 2017 novel for a book group. A nice thing about such groups is exposure to rewarding reads you’d never otherwise pick up.
Japan occupied Korea from 1910 to 1945… Read More
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