This is the grave of Charles Russell. Born in 1864 in St. Louis, Charles Russell was in love with the American West and its mythology at the very time it was being created. The thing to understand about the West and the romance around it is...
The Coast Guard report on the OceanGate implosion is a tale of a guy getting to live out a DOGE fantasy of putting his own random whims over the rules.
The headline: Sometimes, headlines can be misleading; in this case, the text is even worse: Amazon MGM just bought a spec script from Joe Eszterhas — yes, the man who.
Here's a passage from a characteristically fascinating Orwell essay, comparing E.W. Hornung's once-famous Raffles books (these involve an upper class English gent who robs his social peers; I don't think it's been noted that Your Friends & Neighbors, the amusing new TV series starring John Hamm,...
Striking if true: A federal appeals court panel shot down a Trump administration bid to make secret a public database of federal spending that researchers say is crucial to ensure the administration.
Should women be allowed to vote? Views differ among top US government officials in the year 2025: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reposted and praised a video interview of a self-described Christian.
This is the grave of Julian Schwinger. Born in 1918 in New York City, Schwinger grew up in a Jewish immigrant household. His father was a scumbag sweatshop operator, exploiting his fellow Jews such as the men who caused the Triangle Fire. Well, that's how one...
Unlikely to be able to participate in this thread since I am in Ireland and it will go live at midnight, but I will be curious to read it in.
This will definitely not be the last time something like this happens: A gunman who believed the coronavirus vaccine was to blame for his ailments opened fire on Friday outside.
Ken Dilanian on X: Since nothing goes without saying anymore—it is not normal for the FBI to fire experienced and accomplished senior leaders without explanation. The purge that is ongoing is without precedent in the modern history of the bureau. It raises questions about whether the...
He would do anything for Trump, but even he won't do that: The Internal Revenue Service clashed with the White House over using tax data to help locate suspected undocumented.
Zooey has figured out how to monitor outside activity, although it's more complex than his duties were in Santa Fe. I am still recuperating from the move and only this.