I was going to verify that Guinness is even better when tasted in its country of origin, but then remembered where I was and can verify instead that Beamish and Murphy's taste much better in their country of origin.
Month: November 2010
Today is the second annual World Pneumonia Day, a small sign of growing attention to the deadliest and yet until recently one of the least high-profile childhood diseases. As recently.
I've often wondered; you put Michael Caine on that island with Toshiro Mifune and Lee Marvin, who wins? Via AG.
Why would any self-respecting scientist choose that as their mission? That was my son's response to this story on the front page of the Times today. But he could have easily been talking about various other studies over the years in which scientists confirm the...
This is a helpful comparison: Middle Eastern terrorists hijack a U.S. jetliner bound for Italy. A two-week drama ensues in which the plane's occupants are split into groups and held.
I will come to a time in my backwards trip when November eleventh, accidentally my birthday, was a sacred day called Armistice Day. When I was a boy, and when.
I have been meaning for a few days to respond to this query on the law of land warfare posted recently at La Riposte: Article 25 of the Hague Convention.
Dave Niehaus, the broadcaster of the Seattle Mariners since their first game, died yesterday. Stories / tributes here, here, and here. I'll add the usual narrative: for me, Niehaus was.
Still relevant! ...more direct analysis. It's like The Phantom Menace -- the non-fanboy population could have predicted that the Report For Upper-Class Tax Cuts And Catfood Eating for the Poor (including the working poor) would be terrible, but it's still kind of amazing how terrible...
It goes without saying that Ben Shapiro's not a very talented writer, but reading about his achievements leads me to despair for the future of America, because apparently it's possible.
I would like to take a moment today to wish a happy birthday to two very important institutions.