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· May 17
Frederic O'Hara's review of How To confuse A.I.
4/5: Super fun, breezy read. It's got the satire of a Fahrenheit 451 for a modern age, minus some of the doomerist dread that so turns off the ninth graders assigned to read it. If anything, it almost...
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I know tom Stoppard is not the same level of celebrity as some recent celebrity deaths, but after mentioning his brilliant play and film, Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, I thought it was a good time rewatch the great Terry Gilliam film, Brazil, which Gilliam co-wrote with Stoppard.
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I know tom Stoppard is not the same level of celebrity as some recent celebrity deaths, but after mentioning his brilliant play and film, Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, I thought it was a good time rewatch the great Terry Gilliam film, Brazil, which Gilliam co-wrote with Stoppard.
I've been thinking about Tom Stoppard a lot recently. His alternate versions of reality influenced my 20s and 30s. Watch his hilarious low key riff on Hamlet; Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead. the movie from the 90s has Gary Oldman and Tim Roth. Brilliant. RIP Sir!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
The King and Queen pay tribute to a "dear friend who wore his genius lightly".
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I've been thinking about Tom Stoppard a lot recently. His alternate versions of reality influenced my 20s and 30s. Watch his hilarious low key riff on Hamlet; Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead. the movie from the 90s has Gary Oldman and Tim Roth. Brilliant. RIP Sir!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I often say I LOVE it when it rains on L.A. This past week has been very home-town Seattle weather.
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I often say I LOVE it when it rains on L.A. This past week has been very home-town Seattle weather.
As an E. B. White fan - probably more for his excellent history of New Yorker essays and humor - I am appalled that his Charlotte's Web title is being used in this way. I hope Martha White somehow wins this.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author criticizes use of book title in DHS immigration crackdown operation | CNN
In the popular children’s book “Charlotte’s Web,” the title character, a spider, uses her web as an instrument of good to help secure the freedom of Wilbur, a pig on her farm.
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
As an E. B. White fan - probably more for his excellent history of New Yorker essays and humor - I am appalled that his Charlotte's Web title is being used in this way. I hope Martha White somehow wins this.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
This was pretty cool! Chris Cornell's absence still hurts eight years later:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x1Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x1Y...
SOUNDGARDEN 2025 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME induction. LIVE Performance!!!Tribute to Chris Cornell 🥀
YouTube video by TRU world 🎼
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This was pretty cool! Chris Cornell's absence still hurts eight years later:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x1Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x1Y...
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Sometimes I'm proud of grass roots Americans and the tradition of raucous protest...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/u...
When masked agents descended on a Chicago suburb, residents sprang into action, hollering and documenting their operation | CNN
Residents near Chicago are joining a coalition of resistance and opposition to ICE raids and the President Trump’s unwavering determination to detain and deport undocumented migrants en masse.
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Sometimes I'm proud of grass roots Americans and the tradition of raucous protest...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/u...
Jon Stewart just keeps on being brilliant. It's really quite amazing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggIB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggIB...
"No Kings" Protests Defy GOP Expectations & Jon Gives Trump a Royal Inspection | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Jon Stewart just keeps on being brilliant. It's really quite amazing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggIB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggIB...
As this Mariners playoff game goes to the 14th inning, the Fox Sports guys keep reminiscing about the great Edgar Martinez-Griffey Jr. play from 30 years ago. Here's an equally great Mariner moment from the 90s....
www.mlb.com/video/lou-pi...
www.mlb.com/video/lou-pi...
Lou Piniella ejected from game, kicks hat | 08/26/1998
Mariners manager Lou Piniella is ejected from the game and kicks his hat across the field
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October 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
As this Mariners playoff game goes to the 14th inning, the Fox Sports guys keep reminiscing about the great Edgar Martinez-Griffey Jr. play from 30 years ago. Here's an equally great Mariner moment from the 90s....
www.mlb.com/video/lou-pi...
www.mlb.com/video/lou-pi...
Trump watches TV and thinks Portland is 'burning to the ground.'
When do we get a grown up human as President?
When do we get a grown up human as President?
October 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Trump watches TV and thinks Portland is 'burning to the ground.'
When do we get a grown up human as President?
When do we get a grown up human as President?
Hm...maybe gen z will also turn out ok also.
October 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hm...maybe gen z will also turn out ok also.
Someday in the future the robots will actually be drunk, and DUI tickets issued...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Waymo driverless car stopped by Bay Area police during DUI operation
Police in one Bay Area city expected to spend Friday night looking for impaired drivers. Instead, they found themselves pulling over a car with no driver at all.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Someday in the future the robots will actually be drunk, and DUI tickets issued...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Trump has made me so sick of watching news, that I've actually started following the WNBA playoffs.
September 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Trump has made me so sick of watching news, that I've actually started following the WNBA playoffs.
These are the moments that show greatness, the fact that as a country, even our most $$ focused corporations can self-correct on principal:
www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/e...
Jimmy Kimmel’s show to return on Tuesday | CNN
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to air on ABC on Tuesday night, the network announced in a statement.
www.cnn.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
These are the moments that show greatness, the fact that as a country, even our most $$ focused corporations can self-correct on principal:
www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/e...
At some moments in history, societies celebrate their artists and comedians. At other times they throw them in jail (or just cancel shows). These comedian are, currently, right at this moment, real-time heroes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGpY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGpY...
Trump Returns from U.K. Visit and the White House Cracks Down on Free Speech: A Closer Look
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
At some moments in history, societies celebrate their artists and comedians. At other times they throw them in jail (or just cancel shows). These comedian are, currently, right at this moment, real-time heroes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGpY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGpY...
Redford and Newman only made two films together, Butch and Sundance, and The Sting, but it was fun to watch them together in 2005:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2uK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2uK...
Iconoclasts Robert Redford and Paul Newman part 1/4
YouTube video by 100lizi
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September 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Redford and Newman only made two films together, Butch and Sundance, and The Sting, but it was fun to watch them together in 2005:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2uK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2uK...
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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
For as huge a superstar as he was at the peak of his fame, probably the most interesting thing he did was start Sundance, giving support to indie artists worldwide.
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
Robert Redford, magnetic Hollywood icon and Sundance founder, dies at 89
Redford was best known as a go-to leading man of the late 1960s and 1970s, instantly recognizable for his windswept hair and widely beloved for his easy charisma.
www.nbcnews.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
For as huge a superstar as he was at the peak of his fame, probably the most interesting thing he did was start Sundance, giving support to indie artists worldwide.
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
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Trump Renames White House Fridge Department Of Ham https://theonion.com/trump-renames-white-house-fridge-department-of-ham/
September 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Renames White House Fridge Department Of Ham https://theonion.com/trump-renames-white-house-fridge-department-of-ham/
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WE ARE LEAGUES CUP CHAMPIONS!
September 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
WE ARE LEAGUES CUP CHAMPIONS!
A friend of mine and I decided that CGI stands for Country Gravy Intafada, and we're trying to decide if it's also a band name, or gastro condition you get after eating too much at certain southern restaurants.
August 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
A friend of mine and I decided that CGI stands for Country Gravy Intafada, and we're trying to decide if it's also a band name, or gastro condition you get after eating too much at certain southern restaurants.
Just read an interesting statistic that 96% of books sell less than 1,000 copies in their lifetime. This means that my Key West series is in the top 4%! Basically 2 books, under 3 titles, going back to 2013. The three titles are averaging more than double the stat!
www.amazon.com/Key-West-Spe...
www.amazon.com/Key-West-Spe...
Key West - Special Edition
Key West - Special Edition - Kindle edition by Wick, Peter. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Key West - Special Edition.
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August 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Just read an interesting statistic that 96% of books sell less than 1,000 copies in their lifetime. This means that my Key West series is in the top 4%! Basically 2 books, under 3 titles, going back to 2013. The three titles are averaging more than double the stat!
www.amazon.com/Key-West-Spe...
www.amazon.com/Key-West-Spe...
I'm glad Newsom has taken over for me. I tried 'The Prezidunce' parody posts through Trump's 1st term. Tried to bring it back at the beginning of this term, but it was too annoying to even read Trump's real posts, so I quit. Go Newsom! Troll on!
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
How Gavin Newsom trolled his way to the top of social media
Inside the MAGA-parodying strategy that has rocketed the California governor to algorithmic dominance — while annoying leading Republicans.
www.politico.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I'm glad Newsom has taken over for me. I tried 'The Prezidunce' parody posts through Trump's 1st term. Tried to bring it back at the beginning of this term, but it was too annoying to even read Trump's real posts, so I quit. Go Newsom! Troll on!
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...