(Spoiler warning: lots of them throughout.) I hadn’t expected to see Django Unchained, but a friend wanted someone to go with, so we did. And I found it a very pleasant surprise. Based on the previews, ads, and memories of… Continue Reading
You might recall my post about the older Italian ballplayers, one of whom was Dolph Camilli. Perfectly nice guy, I’m sure; I’ve never read a bad world about him. And back in 1907 there was no reason not to name your kid “Adolph”. But it’s… Continue Reading
To my mind, the Harry Potter books began with two huge missteps. First, the game of Quidditch, whose scoring makes no sense except as a vehicle for You Know Who to be the hero of every single match. Second, the Dursleys, who… Continue Reading
Another awesome headline: Do Not Try to Recreate This 16th-Century German Cat Bomb at Home The story is illustrated by a painting of two incendiary devices complete with feline and avian delivery systems.
Balloon Juice comes in for a fair amount of criticism around here (no politics!); regardless, John Cole is one of the world’s best bloggers. As evidence, the start of a recent post: I just had the dumbest argument with my mother ever. She was… Continue Reading
A few observations: John got all the social graces in the family. The Falcon offense was completely predictable: run on first down or on third if less than two yards to go; otherwise, pass If any of my kids had… Continue Reading
The baseball community suffered two huge losses today: Cardinals slugger Stan “The Man” Musial, who was universally acclaimed as the nicest man in baseball, and Orioles manager Earl Weaver, who was not. By anyone. Ever. Both had unusual careers, staying… Continue Reading
Best headline in the history of this or any other universe: Cross-Dressing, Show-Tunes-Loving Connecticut Priest Busted for Selling Meth and Laundering Money Through His Sex Shop Oh, and no religion.
There used to be a web site dedicated to “What if Lord of the Rings had been written by X”. It died, some time ago, taking with it this answer to “… Raymond Chandler”: The sun came up over the… Continue Reading
I don’t know of any Ravens, Pats, or Falcons fans around here, so we can all agree on “Go Niners!”, right? Observations: The Seahawks need to do something about that slow start. They can’t always make up for it… Continue Reading