U.S. Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain has succumbed to brain cancer, four days short of his 82nd birthday. God be with his family and friends. I am disappointed, but not surprised, that so many apparently perceive McCain’s death as a good occasion for political opportunism. Whatever McCain’s human foibles, and however visible … Read more
I don’t know how many times I’ve seen 2001: A Space Odyssey, but it’s a lot. Thanks to my old college friend Stan Williams mentioning it, without which I could have easily missed it, today was the first time I saw it on a big screen. There is an IMAX screening, based on the restored … Read more
While enjoying some classic Iron Maiden recently, I wondered about the implicitly titular Doomsday Clock, and where it might be set. Well, guess what? As I type, it actually is two minutes to midnight. The Doomsday clock’s Wikipedia page has a helpful table listing all of the times the clock’s setting has been changed, and … Read more