Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, has some advice to journalists on dealing with the flood of false statements from Donald Trump. (I’m going with “false statements” rather than “lies” because at least some of the time … Continue reading
You’ve probably already seen this by now, but in case if you haven’t, it’s Saturday Night Live‘s take from the November 19 broadcast on Trump’s transition planning since the election. Link: https://youtu.be/JUWSLlz0Fdo Trump complained about the show on Twitter, as … Continue reading
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog appears on Stephen Colbert the day after the election to discuss the results. I particularly liked the line about Trump’s plan to destroy ISIS (about 4:20 into the clip). Link: https://youtu.be/rstLxJtQQ30 For more on Triumph … Continue reading
President Obama today awards the Medal of Freedom to Margaret Hamilton, not the late actress famous for playing the Wicked Witch of the West but a pioneering computer scientist who programmed computers for the Apollo missions to the Moon and … Continue reading
Alton Brown, Stephen Colbert, and Science! Or engineering anyway: Link: https://youtu.be/wkHJgJeo7xQ “Any sufficiently commonplace magic will be deemed technology.” — Nimblespheres’ Law by … Continue reading
OK, the headline might be a slight overstatement, but not much of one. At least in terms of the number of disease-causing bacteria, floors tend to be cleaner than kitchen counters and toilet seats cleaner than both. Seriously. Pediatrician and … Continue reading
Things often involve more than their names might imply. Case in point: Black Lives Matter. A lot of people react to the phrase “Black Lives Matter” without taking time to understand what’s behind it. It was prompted by a series … Continue reading
OK, I’m easily amused: Link: https://youtu.be/5yH-OozjcVk by … Continue reading
A few items for political junkies in honor of election day: The North Carolina GOP published a press release today celebrating what they apparently consider good news for Republicans, including: African American Early Voting is down 8.5% from this time … Continue reading
In case you missed it, here’s SNL’s cold open from November 5: Link: https://youtu.be/hxH6bKNPBIA by … Continue reading