A sinkhole estimated at 40 feet across and 25 to 30 feet deep opened in the Skydome display area at the National Corvette Museum early this morning, swallowing eight displayed Corvettes. The facility was unoccupied so no one was hurt. (That’s a good thing. Folks could easily have been injured or killed.) The affected cars … Read more
The intertubes are awash with rage at the death of Marius, a healthy eighteen-month-old giraffe who died at the hands of Copenhagen zookeepers. He was put down because of inbreeding concerns, as well as his ability to provide some meat to large cats also in the care of the zoo. His death, dismemberment, and disposal … Read more
Kevin D. Williamson’s The End of Sex, on pornography and legal prostitution in America, is up at National Review Online this morning. It’s eye-opening, if a bit depressing. Go check it out. Whatever prurient fascination I had with this world lasted about as long as college did, I suppose, or maybe a whisper longer. I … Read more