“Every single year that we’re on Earth, you have huge tons of silt deposited by the Mississippi River, by the Amazon River, by the Nile, by every major river system — and for that matter, creek, all the way down to the smallest systems. And every time you have that soil or rock whatever it … Read more
“You can’t tell me I’m not offended!” Heard that before? Now, this is trivially true. When someone is offended, no one in the world but that person can possibly determine it. But that’s not really the question, is it? The assertion is meant to shut down any question of whether the person should be offended. … Read more
(No spoilers.) So one day it rains, and everyone the rain touches dies. Thus begins The Rain, the new post-apocalyptic thriller series on Netflix. I’ve just finished the first (and so far, only available) eight-episode season, which debuted last weekend. The Rain is a Danish production, and its default viewing configuration is dubbed English with … Read more