Open Mic for the week of 12/23/2024
On this day in 1972, Terry Bradshaw threw what is known as “The Immaculate Reception”.
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Clive Barker’s Undying
Instead of the Steam Christmas Sale, I wandered over to GOG.com
From Tablet Mag: Rapid-Onset Political Enlightenment
How Barack Obama built an omnipotent thought-machine, and how it was destroyed
From The Wall Street Journal: How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden in Charge
Aides kept meetings short and controlled access, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted. The administration denied Biden has declined.
From Semafor: Kamala Harris’ digital chief on Democrats ‘losing hold of culture’
“You don’t get a national eight-point shift to the right without losing hold of culture.”
Weekend Plans Post: Back Into the Swing of Things
Waking up at 5AM instead of 4AM is almost normal, right?
Returning to Iceland
Iceland was beautiful in the way that something that will kill you is beautiful.
From The New York Times: Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History
That’s a faster pace of arrivals than during any other period on record, including the peak years of Ellis Island traffic, when millions of Europeans came to the United States.
Open Mic for the week of 12/9/2024
On this day in 1979, Smallpox was officially declared eradicated.
The Fourteenth Annual Mindless Diversions Unsolicited Shopping Guide
I can’t believe we’ve had fourteen of these!
Saturday Morning Gaming: Silent Hill 2’s Remake
I finally played it and now I’m confused. (Warning: Will contain spoilers.)
From the New York Post: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in targeted attack: cops
“Many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait for his intended target,” she said.
From CNN: South Korea president declares emergency martial law, sending shockwaves across country
President’s declaration stuns residents and lawmakers
