Not sure I have much to add on the subject of William Shatner venturing into space for real, but I figured I couldn’t let it go entirely unmentioned. I don’t know what’s odder; the bizarre juxtaposition of fiction and reality…
In what’s easily 2019’s coolest use of AV technology, the Smithsonian is projecting a giant holograph of a Saturn V rocket onto the Washington Monument this week; on Friday and Saturday it’ll come to life and recreate the launch of…
There’s one post title I could’ve happily gone forever without writing. 🙁
Seriously, America? This is the best you can do? Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton? Okay, I suppose Aliens vs Predator, Freddie vs Jason and MegaShark vs. Giant Octopus proved there are cheap thrills to be had whenever two monsters throw down, but let’s…
The first vote I ever cast, way back in 1984, was to re-elect Ronald Reagan to a second term as president. It may also have been the last time I really felt like I was voting for something, instead of…
If you know me at all, you know I’m a big Paul McCartney fan. If you follow the news at all, you’ve probably noticed Sir Paul’s upset a lot of fans (mostly on the Right) with a remark he made…
The latest “fun with language” news comes — surprise! — from Wacklyand, D.C. and centers on Attorney General Eric Holder’s plans to try 9/11 villain Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators in civilian court. In answer to criticisms from…
Crazy story out of Cambridge, Mass this week with the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates. Let’s recap: a neighbor sees two men trying to force their way into the professor’s house. The neighbor doesn’t recognize Prof. Gates (Inexcusable,…
Big news last week as the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile crashed into a home in Racine, Wisconsin. Apparently the driver was trying to turn the vehicle around and went forward when she meant to go backward. Luckily nobody was hurt, though…
I don’t have much to add to the hooplah over the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, but I figured it was worth at least a mention. I was just 4 years old when Neil Armstrong hopped down…
