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
Just like the malls where they were once stalwarts, JC Penney and Sears are on death watch. This piece points out that the traditionally bricks-and-mortar retailers that have grown—Walmart, Target, and Nordstrom—have done so by greatly expanding their respective online presences, which enables them to maintain their physical footprints. Penney’s and Sears haven’t done that. … Read more