Aside from his role in likely preventing a Republican majority in the Senate, Representative Todd Akin (R-Missouri) isn’t an important figure, but he says enough odd things to be interesting. Most notoriously, he claimed in a television interview that women … Continue reading
“Life Is Hard for the Walking Dead” as performed by a talented bunch of zombies: And here’s a related scene that, like the one above, gets better as it goes along: The film this comes from is a zombie comedy … Continue reading
Following is the text of an open letter released last Wednesday and signed by 68 American winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine: An Open Letter to the American People America’s economic future, the quality … Continue reading
Once again Fox News has been caught editing a tape to create a false impression: Obama had pointed out during the second presidential debate that the day after the murder of the American ambassador in Benghazi, Libya, he had referred … Continue reading
The WDR Radio Orchestra of Cologne (Köln) Germany surprises passersby in Wallrafplatz with what is possibly the best-known piece of music from John Williams: by … Continue reading
The following is a political ad and one would not expect it to be objective. But the contents strike me as factually accurate and the criticisms fair. It has the bonus of being often funny (in a disturbing way). by … Continue reading
Google competitor DuckDuckGo reports that people searching for the same terms on Google can encounter very different results, because Google tracks details of your search history and which results you click on even if you’re not logged in to Google. … Continue reading
German speakers are tough. (Warnung: Naughty English words make an appearance.) Best YouTube comment, from TinaReyMusic: “Ouch. He might wanna put some ice on that.” by … Continue reading
The website of the British newspaper The Daily Mail had a detailed article yesterday on the status of Malala Yousafzai, now 15, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt. The young advocate for education is now being treated at Queen Elizabeth … Continue reading
I’ve long liked Ben Stein as a comic actor and game show host but held a somewhat lower opinion of his politics. He was a speechwriter for Nixon and Ford and still strongly defends Nixon, going so far as to … Continue reading