The Independent Variable
The Independent Variable
Kevin Humdrum
Welcome to The Independent Variable, the official linkblog of the interwebs covering culture, politics, sports, and tech since 2012.
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NY TimesGovernment doesnât want undocumented immigrants in the country, but they are more than happy to sell non-citizen cartel members high caliber ammunition.
Semi-Sequiturs is our newest subscriber-only monthly column from Nicholas De Marino. We have two other monthly columnists coming soon to join Semi-Sequiturs and the Little Letter of Nonsense.
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ESPNSources told ESPN that Ronaldo tried to block the transfer of French star Karim Benzema from Al Ittihad to Al Hilal on Monday because he felt the move was unfair and indicated that PIF wanted to pave the way for Al Hilal to win the...
PoliticoActual criminals are absolutely loving whatâs happening right now. ICE isnât going after the (extremely small population of) undocumented immigrants that are in gangs because those people would actually fight back and have...
0:00 /6:45 1Ă Itâs absolutely devastating to watch this. Iâd love to echo the sentiment Iâve seen on social media and say, âhow could anyone watch this and not be devastated?â But Iâve become too jaded. The people doing and celebrating...
An Infinite MindI love âFight Club,â âShutter Island,â and âAmerican Psycho.â (The movie and comic adaptations, too, for that matter.) Unreliable narrators are sublime. I donât begrudge authors or filmmakers playing fast and loose with...
LinkGood list/resource for things you can do around various giant conglomerates who have influence over the administration and/or are enablers of ICE. I think my Apple One subscription is the only place Iâm still subscribedâand I had a...
Here is the Little Letter of Nonsense for February! Available to paid subscribers as a PDF and/or in print, delivered straight to your mailbox.
YouTubeThis is one to keep an eye on when it premiers March 1 on HBO. It stars Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Linda Cardellini, but more importantly, it comes from writer and creator, Steve Conrad who is also the mind behind the...
World of ReelOriginally, the film would jump ahead to the 1980s for its ending, with Marty having made the shoe store he works at in the beginning of the film into a massively successful franchise. Now a rich man (but not a ping pong...
Moontype FoundryAn absolutely stunning and delightful typeface. Instant buy for me.
Vanity FairâThis is not the first time that Ye has tried to apologize. In December 2023, he posted a brief apology on Instagram, written in Hebrew and directed to âthe Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or...
NY TimesDude has six super bowls as a head coach and two as a defensive coordinator. I hate the Patriots dynasty as much as the next guy (so help me god it doesnât happen againâŚ), but what else do you need to do to get into the HoF?!
NY TimesMr. Sala [the Mayor of Milan] added: âBringing to Milan a militia which distinguished itself â this is not my opinion â with criminal acts, which kills, which enters in the homes of American citizens without authorization, I do...