Monthly Archive: January 2017
Politico: Germany mulls scrapping minimum wage for refugees
Refugees and migrants could be paid less than minimum wage if they do not have equivalent qualifications under a new proposal in Germany, Süddeutschen Zeitung reported Monday. The plan, co-authored by the employment, finance...
The Official Automobile of Texas
Let the Texans have their truck. Leave the rest of us alone. Sedans are also authentic.
Jacobin: The CIA Is Not Your Friend
The CIA is rebranding as a rational, progressive arm of the US state. And some liberals are buying it. The Central Intelligence Agency used to be the “bad guy.” After the coup in Chile...
Play all of the Nintendo!
I stumbled into what will likely take a few years to complete: Play every game for NES and write a short review about it. This Week: 10-Yard Fight, 1943, and 3D Worldrunner
The Gift of Gardens
Lynn Anderson and Art Alexakis debate the virtues of promising gardens in exchange for romantic or domestic happiness.
Regarding the Thermal Exhaust Port “Design Flaw”
Why pick on just one of the engineers? Lots of things failed before that port became vulnerable.
2016: The Year The Alt-Right Collapsed
The alt-right counted many victories this year but also exposed itself for what it really is.
BI: Putin chooses not to respond to Obama sanctions, diplomat expulsion
Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, initially suggested that Russia would respond in kind by ejecting 35 US diplomats in Moscow and St. Petersburg. That idea was shot down by Putin, however, who has effectively...
Us Weekly: Parents Claim Their Hatchimals Have Been Saying ‘F–k Me’
Is the must-have Christmas toy of 2016 not all it’s cracked up to be? Sarah and Nick Galego swear that the Hatchimal they bought for their 6-year-old is cursing in its sleep. “I’m pretty...
Sunday!
We finally finished Person of Interest: Season Five (The Final Season)
This review covers all five seasons and, as such, contains spoilers. Short version: Buy The Complete Series.
