Pediatrician Dr Aaron Carroll has an important message below on how parents and even doctors are endangering young people (and their adults selves) by not immunizing them for HPV. Contrary to crank Internet rumors and a couple of scientifically illiterate … Continue reading
This Hitchcock-directed adaptation of the popular adventure novel (reviewed here) retains some plot elements and the basic idea of a hero (Robert Donat) pursued from London to Scotland and back by the police and foreign spies, but it’s otherwise quite … Continue reading
This was the first and best known of a series of adventure novels featuring a Scot named Richard Hannay. Buchan said he filled them with improbable events that readers could only just believe might happen. I’m reminded of The Adventures … Continue reading
In a recent post I passed on a recommendation to prefer the name “Daesh” to others for the self-styled “Islamic state” (which is neither). Another good reason can be found in a November 27 article (link) in The Sydney Morning … Continue reading
A 4-year-old girl named Sophie drives a radio-controlled full-size Volvo truck. The video (which runs a bit over two minutes) gets better and better as it goes along. It’s actually an ad for Volvo to show how tough the truck … Continue reading
I think the master of suspense would have approved of this short film assembled from bits and pieces of Hitchcock movies, trailers, and assorted bits and pieces in order to depict Hitchcock himself as a killer pursued by police. It … Continue reading
OK, one more from Rahat, this time in a dark alley rather than a drive-thru. Just over two minutes: Link: https://youtu.be/wDhRGS7O22E by … Continue reading
A little over two years ago I posted something (link) about research showing that white American women without a high school diploma were experiencing falling life expectancy, though comparable members of other races were not. Note that this should not … Continue reading
OK, I’m easily amused, but I’m a fan of Rahat’s drive-thru pranks. Here’s a second version of his robot driver seeking fast food: Link: https://youtu.be/j76uirUJrM4 For other pranks see: Rahat’s first robot driver video (with a drive-thru skeleton bonus) More … Continue reading