My Favorite 80s Movies
The 80s was rich with pop culture, so I start with my favourite films from the decade that gave us Madonna, shoulder pads and Yuppies.
Category: Feature
Judging Trump’s Greek Chorus After His Verdict
Donald Trump utterly broke plenty of political people who didn’t maintain themselves, or at least their publicly crafted images of themselves.
Music Monday: Metal Songs In Which The Singer Barks Like A Dog
At some point, for reasons no one can explain and few would even attempt to devine, the lead singer for a metal band barked. Barked like a dog.
Give Me That Old Trump Religion
It isn’t just that comparing a political figure with Jesus smacks of heresy and cultism, although that’s certainly true.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Pikmin Bloom and Getting Your Steps In
If you have been having trouble getting in your steps, Pikmin Bloom can help. It helped me, anyway.
POETS Day! The Transcendent Shades Cahaba
It’s a great word so I wouldn’t blame her, but more time was spent on transcendental chapters of that text than any of the novels on the syllabus.
Trump Guilty On All Counts
I thought this might be too much to prove, but the jury felt differently. Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts. It wasn’t just a guilty verdict; it was a clean sweep.
Weekend Plans Post: The La-Z-Boy
we found a La-Z-Boy that Maribou said felt exactly like Dad’s old chair did. And we found that it was part of a set of two identical chairs…full circle.
Partisan Lies Threaten the Union
From time to time, the veil is parted on the curtain of lies surrounding the new MAGA Republican Party.
Why AI Could Be Good for the Liberal Arts
The time of artificial intelligence has arrived and only the timeless education of the liberal arts can face it.
When Government Makes Your Customer Service Job Worse
Customer service jobs can be tough. Sometimes, government rules and regulations make them worse.
97th Oscars Projections: The Post-Cannes Outlook For The Best Picture Race
The Cannes Film Festival has come and gone, providing us with a little bit more of a clearer picture on Oscars Projections
Waterloo: 50 Years Later
“Waterloo:” a premise so inane as to be borderline stupid, an uncredited musical lifting of a chorus, and a smash hit.
Throughput: Fireball Edition
Last week, a spectacular fireball lit up the skies over Europe. Behold a few videos:
POETS Day! Liking Robert Browning
He thinks Browning has a point to make but is too hard to understand, is a possibility. He could be dense. The problem is that Browning wasn’t just a shower.
Weekend Plans Post: THREE DAY WEEKEND!!!
Holy cow. Is it Memorial Day already? Indeed it is. If I am very lucky, I will forget that Monday is a day off on Sunday night.
When War Becomes Criminal
Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant have been named along with three leaders of Hamas as targets of arrest warrants by the ICC.
Daniel Perry Freed
This has nothing to do with self-defense. And it never did. This case is about who was shot and who did the shooting.
