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Rain Bombs is some kind of new term for microburst*, etc. The show does a very good job of explaining what they are. Haboobs, derechos, microbursts are all covered and are related to the same phenomenon. There was a microburst while I...
My son’s First Holy Communion.
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got more links than usual with an emphasis on shorter pieces and pubs. First, an update from the Wetherspoon chain which, as Tim Hampson observes...
Surprise videogames; parenting,
Continuing on with my Yamanote line walk series, this time we walked between Osaki and Takanawa Gateway station. Takanawa Gateway is the first new station on the Yamanote line in 49 years, so I had been curious to see what all the fuss...
16 May 2026