Archive for Humor
I saw a list on CNN of “some of the major concessions and promises McCarthy has made over the course of the negotiations, according to CNN reporting.” So below is a different list: some of the major concessions and promises McCarthy has made over the course of the negotiations, according to JED reporting. Any member […]
I recently came across my printed copy of “A Hundred Necessary Rules of Conduct for Children,” by Christopher Dock, Mennonite schoolmaster, originally published in 1764. Occurred to me that (a) perhaps various parents of my acquaintance might find it useful in teaching their children how to behave :), and (b) it might be available online. […]
In 2016, I finally read/skimmed A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. I had known the general story all my life—I think I first encountered it in a Classics Illustrated version at an early age—but had never read the book itself. For others who haven’t read it: I feel like basically the book is a […]
I haven't posted a life update here in ages. Not sure why; just haven't felt the urge, I guess. Rather...
I've been really enjoying the current storyline in Agents of SHIELD. It's doing a virtual-reality take on a sort of...
A new entry in my weekly Strange Horizons retrospective. This week's Strange Horizons Flashback story: “Let Us Now Praise Awesome...
Last night, I rewatched the Branagh Henry V, which led me to look some stuff up in the original play....
Timothy shivered, and not only because of the chilly March winds. In the pre-dawn light, he could just make out...
Back in May, I posted about Hamilton, the new hip-hop Broadway musical about Alexander Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Ever since...
For a long time, we've been reading stories and books about how things mediated through technology are bad and being...
I just picked up the printed book of The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, and so far it's regularly...
Short version: All CDs of ZBS audio productions are now available at half price! If you like Welcome to Night...