At the moment of this post’s publication, in 1969, human beings began walking on the surface of the moon, for the first time — and they came home safely. That’s a pretty damn remarkable achievement, and one still worth celebrating… Continue Reading
Rush Limbaugh apparently thinks it is not a coincidence that the main villain of the new Batman movie will be Bane, homonymous with the name of Mitt Romney’s former company: So, anyway, this evil villain in the new Batman movie… Continue Reading
As I was graduating from college, one thing became apparent: Desktops were going the way of the dinosaur. Laptops were going to replace them. Why shouldn’t they? I mean, you can actually take a laptop places. It can do everything… Continue Reading
Last night Mrs. Likko and I Netflix’ed this charmingly silly creature feature. It was the second highly enjoyable Norwegian movie I’ve seen this year. The film winked along with the audience without being ironic about it. Against initially worrisome opening scenes,… Continue Reading
Former Iowa resident, and current Canadian resident Ann Bibby has posted a rant (via Abel Keogh) about Canada’s health care system: Factoring access issues out (because family doctors – who are the gatekeepers to all other doors unless you opt… Continue Reading
I sprung the five bucks for Wi-fi access on the plane. Am I the only one who thinks that it’s incredibly cool that I can be connected to the Internet and track my flight progress by it in real time,… Continue Reading
I went to my uncle’s funeral after all. I’m very glad I did. But let the record reflect that my Catholic relatives and their churches throw better funerals than my evangelical relatives and their churches. The evangelicals were friendly and… Continue Reading
Airbus has announced that it will be building planes in Mobile, Alabama. Has it really been five years since a Boeing vice president uttered those fateful words? “It’s like being in the living room on Christmas morning, surrounded by boxes,”… Continue Reading
This young lady feels sorry for herself because her full time well paying writing job does not afford her the adventure and glamour of a TV show’s heroine. I know lots of people who would say she’s flat out made… Continue Reading
Matthew Yglesias is complaining that too much transit is going towards rural states: Only 16 percent of Americans live in rural areas, and the quantity is dropping, so naturally the U.S. Department of Transportation proudly announced today that “of the… Continue Reading