It took three days to move the retired space shuttle Endeavor from LAX airport to its permanent home at the California Science Center 20 km away. This sped-up version shows highlights of the trip in less than three minutes, and … Continue reading
An interesting article by World Bank economist Richard J. Carroll, published on Bloomberg.com in June, summarizes his book-length study comparing the 12 U.S. presidents since World War II in terms of how well the economy did on their watch, using … Continue reading
The folks at LG create an evil practical joke as a commercial for their flat-panel monitors: by … Continue reading
As a businessman I’m not quite sure what to make of this op-ed by Robert S. McElvaine published October 19 in The Washington Post. In brief: Since 1928 four successful businessmen have served as president — Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, … Continue reading
… and the response cracks up the audience: by … Continue reading
Donald Trump, who still won’t tell us what shocking discoveries his private detectives uncovered in Hawaii (that Trump was a bigger sucker than even they expected?), yesterday made a Big Announcement, namely that if Obama would release his “college records … Continue reading
Steve Benen had a good short blog post the other day on lobbying that’s worth a read. It references a Politico article titled “Lobbyists ready for a comeback under Mitt Romney,” which reads in part: President Barack Obama’s gone further … Continue reading
Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) spent most of his life as a comedian and writer, and he still occasionally does deadpan jokes, as here: by … Continue reading
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