I’ve lamented before that by the time we realize a word is slipping away, it’s too late to save it. I fear that is happening with “wary.” Now I know that my regular readership is highly intelligent. Furthermore, several of you make a living with the English language. Consequently this is not likely to be … Read more
Our president bizarrely reached back to Sputnik today as an example of the sort of fresh thinking and innovation we need to recapture. The strangeness of the example notwithstanding, it did get me thinking about space exploration in general, and I considered again how much I’d like to have not just missed Apollo 11. I … Read more
Behold the least necessary film of the year! The Karate Kid is, of course, a remake of the 1984 film of the same name, and this review assumes you’ve seen that one. This one is Detroit to Peking, instead of New Jersey to southern California. The kids are four to five years younger. The mom … Read more