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At the time of posting, we're fewer than 36 hours away from the start of a new Premier League season. One of the league's traditional preseason activities (in addition to exhibition games/money grabs in places far from the UK and Chelsea overpaying for middling talent) is the release of new kit designs. Which, come to think of it, is also a money grab. ESPN has helpfully catalogued and ranked all…
Not exactly dipshittery, but a return to a normality. Glen Hansard, who passed away in a motorcycle accident on July 29, was your favorite musician's favorite musician. Hansard was beloved by the greats, the goods, the unknowns, and the up and comers because he just absolutely loved music with all his being. Here are just a few of the things he did, and a few of the ways the community celebrated…
Person Is Killed in ICE-Involved Shooting in Maine Person Passive Forever now Agents Active Shot him dead Our polite society Chooses to forget The words that Describe the truth So a person is killed Impunity granted A little girl grows up Fatherless. Our editors write The next headline.
Financial precarity aside, being one of the founders of a startup has its perks. in my recent case, it means i can fuck off for a few weeks to various locales and not worry about job security. It doesn't hurt that our little company is entirely virtual and I can check in from places far and wide. What follows is a journey in (mostly) pictures from a river in Maine to the mountains of Colorado to…
Been an active three weeks or so for your boy, and I'm working on the comprehensive travelogue. I'm not saying it's on a Gheorghemas Day 12 schedule, but I'm not not saying that. I jumped on the scale this morning after a strict three-day regimen of PBR, Red Stripe, and gobs of tuna and was nonplussed, to say the very least. Gonna be doubling down on fiber and vegetables the next few days ahead of…
The busy beavers at the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank whose vision of “a more perfect union” differs from that of a sizeable portion of the citizenry, recently demonstrated that its noxious ideas aren’t limited to government overhaul. The Foundation released a paper on transforming women’s sports to become, shall we say, more feminine and less male, all with a heavy dose of…
I've been slacking off with my zshazams effort. Here are a few gems I discovered since my last post and I dedicate them to some Gheorghies. "Theme for Moon Children" by Duane Eddy This is a twangy western guitar song with a grand soaring string section, very cinematic. It's very much of a time and place that heavily involve vinyl. Accordingly, this one's for Mr. KQ (he probably has it on a 78).…
Many worry that AI will completely change society, including by automating certain work and thereby taking jobs from humans. I do not share that concern in light of recent discoveries, and if happens I have a fallback plan. Once again, Eddie Murphy is involved. My favorite Eddie Murphy movie might be Coming to America . The plot is simple--Eddie Murphy plays the prince of the fictional African…
It should be noted up front that I am not an attorney. But I've read some things, so I feel qualified to opine. Also relevant to this post: like noted jurist Brett Kavanaugh, I like beer. I'm probably over-qualified to offer my take on the suds. Today, a story that combines First Amendment issues with serving beer for your consideration. Minocqua Brewing is a Wisconsin-based brewing company with…
