Cadillac “Magnificent Beyond All Expectations!” 1950’s Nat. Geo Magazine Via
Holiday Inn, 1976 Via
I support Sanders. My first choice is Warren, but he’s a close second.
And I’m glad to see the Republicans turn on him now, and I hope to see his Democratic rivals turn on the heat too.
Not just about his visiting Russia in 1988 and being a socialist (which he’s not), because those things are old news.
I want Sanders' opponents to dig up dirt on him now. All of it. And shout it loud.
Because if he’s vulnerable, let’s find out now, while there are still alternatives.
I don’t know if Sanders can beat Trump. But right now it looks like he’s got a better shot than any other Democrat, because those guys don’t even seem to be able to beat Sanders.
“I, Claudius” drinking game: Drink whenever a character shrieks, shouts or weeps.
Double when they do all three at the same time.
Finish the whole bottle in one draft when they do all four while begging for mercy.
ME: I’m going to have to get up and pee soon. Not right now though.
[Moments later a 15-pound cat climbs up and settles in to sleep on my lap.]
A group of ex-NSA and Amazon engineers are building a “GitHub for data”
A service called “Gretel” lets developers share data sets for building applications the way GitHub lets them share code.
You don’t know Esther Williams
Williams starred in midcentury movies featuring her water dancing and synchronized swimming. She presented an image of delicate, wholesome femininity.
In reality she was a tough athlete, who used her body as fiercely as any Hollywood stuntman and fended off sexual harassment from studio moguls and co-stars.
She had four unhappy marriages, dropped acid, and made a comeback when she was in her 60s.
Two stories about Americans who fled in search of better lives.
While millions of people have come to America to make a fresh start, sometimes the flow is in the other direction.
The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake
While politicians and pundits say we need to preserve the American nuclear family, it’s extended families that have held society together and supported individuals for generations.
David Brooks digs deep into history and anthropology, and describes how people today are building families that aren’t related by birth. Which turns out to be even older than what we usually think of as extended families