2001: A Space Odyssey is returning to theaters for its 50th anniversary. I’m very excited. I may see it five times. I may see it more. You want to read the only article on the Internet anyone needs about losing weight? Here it is. Warning: pervasive language. Hat tip: Saintseester. Know what sounds really cool? … Read more
My various feeds dutifully continue to keep me up to date on Bill Cosby, presumably because I’ve written about and searched for him a few times over the years. Apparently a new trial has started, and his attorney Tom Mesereau is in full attack dog mode. The plaintiff is a con artist who wants Mr. Cosby’s … Read more
Unless you were a fellow Usenet hound, odds are pretty good I’ve known about Snopes considerably longer than you have. David Mikkelson, when he would post in the newsgroup alt.folklore.urban, used to sign his posts ” – snopes.” So, when he and his wife Barbara (also an alt.folklore.urban denizen) founded the most prominent urban folklore … Read more