Monthly Archive: March 2024
Saturday Morning Gaming: Gloomhaven as a Pinball Game
A pinball game based on a computer game based on a board game that tried to recreate the computer game experience.
POETS Day! Ovid’s The Amores
Christopher Marlowe’s translation of Ovid’s “The Amores” is fantastic. I think you have to say that, or no one will take you seriously.
Weekend Plans Post: Pasta That Tastes Too Good To Be Homemade
You know how the best tasting food is the food that someone else makes?
This stuff tastes like someone else made it.
Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25 Year Prison Sentence
He could have received 110 years, but the FTX cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried was handed only a quarter century of jail time for his $8 billion crimes.
Thursday Throughput: Collapsing Bridge Edition
[ThTh1] In 1993, Amtrack’s Sunrise Unlimited train derailed at the Big Bayou Canot Bridge, killing 47 people. Investigation showed that a heavy barge had turned up the wrong branch of the Mobile River and...
Bridge Derangement Syndrome
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse brought out the usual suspects to explain why the bridge tragedy was linked to their favorite talking points.
Vote for Show, Earmarks For Dough
One of the oldest tricks in the lawmaker book: vote against something, but make sure the funding you want is included when it passes.
Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Struck By Container Ship, Collapses
Shocking footage out of Baltimore as the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a container ship and collapsed.
Terror In Moscow Exposes Putin’s Weakness
Putin may attempt to use the attack to unite Russia behind his war on Ukraine, but the reality is that the attack lays bare the hollowness of the Russian security state.
25 Iconic Looks From The Big and Small Screen
Costumes are an essential part of the cinematic and television experience. Here are 25 iconic looks from the big and small screen.
Open Mic for the week of 3/25/2024
Happy Birthday, Sarah Jessica Parker! Sex and the City premiers on Netflix on April 1st!
From CNBC: Trump Fraud Bond Cut to $175 Million in Appeal Ruling
Donald Trump’s appeal bond has been lowered and final judgement paused in his New York civil fraud case, while the former president is still under the full judgement should he lose his appeal.
Music Monday: Is This the Greatest Rock Instrumental of All Time?
Before introducing what I believe to be the greatest instrumental in the history of rock ‘n roll, allow me to acknowledge some worthy contenders to the title.
