Day: November 26, 2021

The Parable of The Beatles: Get Back

Andrew Donaldson November 26, 2021

Peter Jackson treats "The Beatles: Get Back" as close to unfiltered as a project that might be...

Turkeys of the Year and Golden Drumsticks for 2021 Santa Claus

Turkeys of the Year and Golden Drumsticks for 2021

Michael Siegel November 26, 2021

This year has been a veritable feast of turkeys. A games of clowns. A clash of klutzes....

POETS Day: Robert Herrick and Virgins That He Thinks Need to Hurry Up and, Well…

Ben Sears November 26, 2021

Four stanzas with an abab, cdcd, etc. rhyme scheme. Robert Herrick may or may not break from...

David TC in reply to Jaybird on From New York Magazine’s Intelligencer: Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through CollegeI don't think that Griggs v. Duke Power Co says what you think it says. Or, alternately, you think r…
David TC in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025This means that the final settlement would be Israel vanquishing the Palestinians, which would be mo…
David TC in reply to DensityDuck on The Department of Good ThingsI have no idea what point you think you are making. TSA repeatedly fails _accidental_ penetration te…
David TC in reply to Burt Likko on The Department of Good ThingsWhich I also recall was met with a lot of cries of, “That’s your job, Mr. President!” I don't rememb…
David TC in reply to Dark Matter on The Department of Good ThingsTeachers are managed and licensed by the State, not the feds. All the educational forms I’ve ever go…
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on From New York Magazine’s Intelligencer: Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through CollegeWe'd have to see the people get weeded out to *REALLY* feel that. (That said, I'm kind of suspicious…
Slade the Leveller in reply to Jaybird on From New York Magazine’s Intelligencer: Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through CollegeSounds like a Black Mirror episode.
North on Justice Souter Has Passed AwayEating the apple core and all is the only way to eat an apple as far as I'm concerned. If it's a goo…
Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025The status quo is fine. Israel gets stronger, the Palestinians choose to not. If things really get o…
Dark Matter in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Palestinian terrorism causes poverty. Not on Israel, but on the Palestinians. Ditto these wars. They…