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In the following very short video American writer John Green shows a little of what life is like for young people in the Zaatri refugee camp on an arid plain in northern Jordan near the Syrian border. The camp was … Continue reading
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I’ve become a fan of East India Comedy, a group of Indian comics with an active YouTube channel. Even when I don’t get a lot of the jokes (which is most of the time), I still find their material entertaining. … Continue reading
This one is a couple of weeks old but still quite funny (and in passing informative): Stephen Colbert travels to Jon Stewart’s off-the-grid cabin and among other things reveals that the GOP nominee for president is not Jeb Bush. (The … Continue reading
Minute Physics points out that despite the Sun’s immense gravity, it’s remarkably hard to throw something off of Earth so that it hits the Sun. In fact, it’s actually easier, at least in terms of energy, to send a payload … Continue reading
A brief July 26 Time magazine article by Olivia B. Waxman (link) addresses the historical context of Esperanto, and it’s noteworthy for being relatively accurate. For example, she points out that while Esperanto was initially an “invented” language, it quite … Continue reading
“Melania Trump” delivers a hilarious defense of plagiarism charges on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Link: https://youtu.be/Wh1wctQNKRM The Melania impersonator is Tony-winning actress and singer Laura Benanti, interviewed by Colbert here: Link: https://youtu.be/TZe3oavADVw by … Continue reading
There’s a commercial on television recently that claims raising chickens without antibiotics is just a scam to charge more money. After all, it says, federal rules don’t permit selling chickens with any antibiotic residue. Of course, that’s not the problem. … Continue reading
NBC Late Night host Seth Myers explains an important part of the nature of reality to a segment of Democrats: Link: https://youtu.be/HvV2JY8kbgI Lately I find I often feel like grabbing certain segment of the populace by the scruff of the … Continue reading
Apologies to anyone reading this blog for my recent inactivity. I’ve been dealing with a serious illness in my family, but I should be able to begin posting stuff again soon. by
A group of prisoners in a Texas jail saw their guard collapse. When yelling for help produced no response, they manage to break out of the cell and proceeded to bang on doors and shout until other deputies finally arrived … Continue reading