Day: April 1, 2022

From Variety: Will Smith Resigns From Academy Over Chris Rock Oscars Slap Backlash 10856429954_9a258635f5_m_Mike-Tyson-Punch-Out

From Variety: Will Smith Resigns From Academy Over Chris Rock Oscars Slap Backlash

Jaybird April 1, 2022

From Variety: Will Smith, facing possible expulsion or suspension after he assaulted Chris Rock during last Sunday’s...

POETS Day: Sailing to Byzantium by WB Yeats

Ben Sears April 1, 2022

“That is no country for old men.” begins Yeats in “Sailing to Byzantium.” It is a stark...

In Defense of a Useful History Ukraine

In Defense of a Useful History

Eric Medlin April 1, 2022

The case that the invasion of Ukraine is not a historical outlier is essential for present discourse...

See The Balloon? 2022-04-01 Sport 2132

See The Balloon?

Clare Briggs April 1, 2022

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Jaybird in reply to LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025You know how "racism" doesn't really work as well as it used to? I bring it up because it strikes me…
LeeEsq on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025Cosplay Revolutionaries dress up as Hamas as actual Palestinians in Gaza protest Hamas: https://www.…
LeeEsq in reply to DavidTC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025"Hashem, please grant me the confidence of a non-Jew explaining to me what is and isn’t antisemitic.…
KenB in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaI normally try to ignore this sort of sparring but I’m quite curious about what part David thinks is…
North in reply to DavidTC on US Department of Education Announces that it is Restarting Loan CollectionEh, word is Bessent is privately and probably illegally confiding to the titans of industry that Tru…
North in reply to Dark Matter on US Department of Education Announces that it is Restarting Loan CollectionPerhaps proposals to eliminate the Dept. Of Education would have such contingencies but, of course,…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/21/2025https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/technology/trump-private-dinner-crypto-memecoin.html?unlocked_art…
Jaybird in reply to DavidTC on US Department of Education Announces that it is Restarting Loan CollectionImagine loan payments being suspended for this or that in your own life. Is there *EVER* a time that…
InMD in reply to Dark Matter on US Department of Education Announces that it is Restarting Loan CollectionWith many of these things you could come up with a rational explanation and hypothetical approach to…
Jaybird in reply to DavidTC on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaIt wasn't a made-up story, Dave. Seriously. It actually happened.