This is the grave of both Marian Anderson and James DePriest. Born in 1897 in Philadelphia, Anderson grew up in the Black working class. Her father sold ice and later sold booze. Her mother did have a bit of higher education but couldn't teach in...
Author: Erik Loomis
After sort of recovering from the exhaustion that Big Ears creates, I dragged myself to Boston to see the great rock band Wednesday, who I think is probably the most.
If there's one place I DO NOT WANT TO SEE AI, it's ProPublica, that gem of investigative journalism. Alas, they are run by bad people too it turns out. And.
This is the grave of Bob Dole. So this is the rare case where I visit the grave of someone for which I have an obituary written. I'm just going to republish that, with a few modifications. Then we can all remember how awful Bob...
I need to channel my hero, Andy Rooney, here. Maybe I need to make a series of this. For context, the greatest moment in the history of the grave series.
Abigail Spanberger strikes one for the good people of Virginia: Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed Del. Dan Helmer’s bill to end the renewal of commemorative Robert E. Lee license plates in.
Well, we've finally just about done it--eliminate the cod from the north Atlantic, which people in the past would have seen as unthinkable. Consumers should “completely avoid” buying UK-caught cod, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has said, as it warned that populations have reached a dangerous point...
On April 9, 1917, the Supreme Court upheld Oregon's new 10 hour day law for both men and women that also provided for overtime pay. The Court went away from.
A few days ago, I watched the tremendously charming 2016 Ceyda Torun documentary Kedi, about the street cats of Istanbul. There are a lot. This follows the cats (often filmed.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY It's not being a...
One form of originalism is to just ask the guy who wrote the amendment about what he meant. With the 25th Amendment, you can do that and there's a piece.
Stephen Lerner and Joseph McCartin, two people I respect a great deal, suggest it's possible and note the key roles of union in South Korea and Brazil in resisting fascism..