Throughput: Politicization Edition
When you attempt to merge science and politics, the results is not to scientize the politics but to politicize the science
The Content of our Discontent
Pork Chops alla Milanese
The Italians have cotoletta alla Milanese and the Austrians have Wiener schnitzel. So let’s make Pork Chops alla Milanese
Bad News for Trump But No Arrest (Yet)
The Former Guy has not been indicted, did not do a perp walk, and there is still no indication from anyone other than Trump himself that any such action is imminent.
“Working-Class Wannabes” and the Language of Sports
Sports fans have a tendency to code-switch into the appropriate sports dialect when talking about the various sports people play or consume.
My Dad Quit Drinking, So I Find Reasons to Complain About It
My dad quit drinking. I have never known a sober version of my father or even one I felt had the potential to quit. So, who is this man?
Parenthood Control, As In Self Control, Dystopian And Otherwise
I’m not going on some crusade to purge the kid-centered dystopian genre, I just individually don’t want to ride that ride anymore.
This Is Not the Trump Indictment That You’re Looking For
Even if his predication is wrong, the Trump will have returned to the front page, generated contributions, and inspired Republicans to circle the wagons around him
Saturday Morning Gaming: A few moments with Diablo IV
KFC had this promotion where if you bought a double-down, you got a free ticket to play Diablo IV. I want to shake the hand of the guy who came up with this brilliant cross-promotion.
An Unexpected Illumination
I saw several young men who were related to me only via my bank account, all peering into the sky through that hole.
Video Throughput: Science Fiction From Fritz Lang to the Daniels
Everything Everywhere All At Once won the Oscar for Best Picture, arguably the first science fiction film to do so. How have science fiction movies fared at the Oscars over the years? Are we...
Gavin Newsom’s Absurd War on Walgreen’s For Following The law
The Biden administration’s preposterous interpretation of the law remains secondary to Gavin Newsom’s abuse of economic power.
POETS Day! Delmore Schwartz
I can’t speak to Delmore Schwartz’s entire body of work, but of the poems I’ve come across, this seems the best and most complete convergence of the themes I mentioned above.
