Category: current events
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seven
Coming soon to your solar system: 7 Minutes Of Terror! Invaders from another planet, that’s us! Read.
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payout
Heard this on the radio this morning: “If you’ve ever wanted to give money to a politician, but you couldn’t get to your bank or your checkbook, you may soon be able to make a donation over the phone.” Well, thank goodness we will soon have another way to fork over our money to politicians!… Read.
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requiem
We have been given eyes to see what the light-year worlds cannot see of themselves, Bradbury wrote. We have been given hands to touch the miraculous. We’ve been given hearts to know the incredible. Can we shrink back to bed in our funeral clothes? Andy Chaikin, who has made a life out of writing about… Read.
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blammo
On my way to work yesterday, I stopped by our favorite bakery to see what kind of traffic accident would make the operators close it down for a day, as they mentioned in a Facebook post that they were experiencing some technical difficulties. It turns out a drunk driver crashed a car into it. Doesn’t… Read.
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test
MRRRR! MRRRR! MRRRR! This has been a test of the State of Wisconsin electoral system. In the event of an actual election, everyone would have been able to cast their votes before a winner was declared, and candidates for office would have remained in the election until all the votes were counted. This has only… Read.
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Maurice Sendak
Ten years from now, or maybe as little as five, really, I may not remember where I was or what I was doing when I heard the news that Maurice Sendak had died, but I hope I’ll always be able to recall some of the happiest moments of my life, and that I could live… Read.
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plowed
Spotted on the way into town last Saturday: There is something not quite right with this picture. I literally tromped on my brakes when I noticed that this van appeared to be parked abnormally close to the fence around the Dumpster – the little black coupe was not even visible until I circled around into… Read.
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cool
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Steve Curwood’s show, Living On Earth, explaining why sending people into space is a good thing: CURWOOD: So, tell me, why should we explore space, with people? TYSON: I’ve got my own reasons for exploring space, that I don’t presume others should have these reasons. I think we should explore space… Read.
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mandate
Broccoli. I can’t open a newspaper, switch on the radio, or surf the internet without being reminded of the wisdom of supreme court justice Antonin Scalia, who wonders if the federal government will be forcing us all to buy broccoli soon. Gee, Mr. Scalia, would that really be so bad for anybody? Considering what the… Read.
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collapse
OMFG: Some Wall Street investors made money as the mortgage market boomed; others profited when it fell apart. Having reaped big gains during both of those turns, Greg Lippmann, a former star trader at Deutsche Bank, is now catching the next upswing: buying the same securities built from mortgages that he bet against before the… Read.
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