Video Throughput: The Science of Navigation
I take little moments of astronomy in the films Moana and Master and Commander to talk about how our ancestors navigated using the stars.
Monthly Archive: July 2021
A Spoiler-filled Reaction to the Loki Season Finale
There are no words to describe how truly excited I am for Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe…and now we know the big bad
Wednesday Writs: Soulless Enterprise of Death Edition
The plaintiff’s lawyer’s passionate closing argument called R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris a “soulless enterprise of death.” Was that wrong?
“It’s A Fat Camp!”: How The Box Office Bomb Heavyweights Became A 90s Kids’ Cult Classic
Heavyweights was seemingly a one and done bust kids movie that Disney could write off as a failed venture. And then a funny thing happened…
Fourth Circuit Strikes Down Under 21 Restrictions on Handguns
Laws banning the sale of handguns by dealers to adults under the 21 might be in danger after a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling.
Trump Has A Kavanaugh Grievance and Wants You People To Hear About It
The Trump vendetta ride against anyone and everyone he perceives to have slighted him continues apace, now featuring Brett Kavanaugh
Us vs Them
In practice, “us vs them” makes everything you believe is good and true, while everything the opposition favors is scum of the earth evil
Wistful for War: The Flawed Nostalgia of the Steel Playground Slide
Those playgrounds and slides were built in the near memory of one of the worst things that has ever happened to the world
The Polka King: Polka-Dot Man As Batman’s Stupidest Villain
The Polka-Dot Man, a character whose schtick is so lame and mockable, he’s the quintessential D-list bad guy boiled down to his very essence
Sunday Morning! “Twin Peaks: Season 2”
Twin Peaks: Season 2 went darker and weirder, and then the Lynchian heart went out of it. So, just watch the first ten episodes and skip to the end.
TikTok, On The Clock, Joe Jeffries Career Has Stopped
Social media like TikTok once again-like money, power, & alcohol-empowers folks to be their selves, and often far too much of themselves.
OT Contributor Network: Dennis Sanders w/ Four Ideas For Rebuilding the Social Fabric
Dennis decides to keep sharing German words this week as he talks about what it means to rebuild or reconstruct the social fabric of American life
Charlottesville Removes Statues of Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson
Charlottesville removes statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson at the center of the deadly 2017 “Unite The Right” rally
Saturday Morning Gaming: Core Worlds
So get Dominion first and master that. And then get Core Worlds, a deck-building game for your 2-5 player gaming group.
President Biden’s Executive Order on Economic Competition: Read It For Yourself
President Biden’s Executive Order signed on Friday includes 70 provisions on everything from agriculture to net neutrality.
