Monday Trivia No. 137 [Kolohe wins!]
The Doc may think he has an advantage this week. But nothing’s stopping you from snaking a win from him!
Monthly Archive: October 2013
Palestine, Part I: Water and Land in the Occupied Territories
Katherine MW explores land use and water rights issues in Palestine.
Some Kind of Mixture: Lou Reed
Aristotle said there is no great genius without a mixture of madness. Lou Reed was more madman than genius but the genius part irrevocably changed rock and roll.
Always act like everything’s your fault
Vikram suggests a moral code that is simple if not flexible.
This I Believe: Kentucky
How I came to share an author credit with Muhammed Ali. A new book of essays will be in stores on November 17th featuring the Greatest…and me.
Why Is It Sticky at the Ends?
The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. Why is that? Seriously, why? We’re asking.
Fantasy Football Week In Review: Week 7
Thunderlips Scorns opponent and Expresses themselves with a win!! The Express looked like a bullet train as they ran over the Intangible points put up by their opponent. Four players scored over 20 points...
The Rural Health Care Crisis
The discrepancy in quality healthcare isn’t just between the rich and the poor, it also exists between urban and rural patients. Michael Caine looks at the healthcare crisis afflicting America’s rural communities.
Much Ado about a Public Shaming
In his film version of Much Ado about Nothing, Joss Whedon highlights the social context that makes it acceptable for Claudio to shame Hero before her father and the wedding guests. There’s something rotten in the patriarchy of Messina.
Sunset over Fort Pond Bay as seen from Duryea’s Lobster Deck, October 22 2013, Montauk NY
Montauk enjoys deserved fame for the beauty of its sunsets. Last night’s was especially breath-taking, with the entire light show lasting about 15 minutes. By my reckoning this was the high point.
Sexism at Time and the Times
Writing as women in left-leaning news outlets doesn’t make your reporting immune from the charge.
