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Despite all the effort, dollars spent, words written and time wasted there have only been two good Hannibal Lecter movies. This and Silence of the Lambs. Director Jonathan Demme brought the Thomas Harris book to life in Silence of the...
I keep reading books from the 19th century and earlier, fiction and nonfiction, because I envy something about the lives of the people in them. I don’t think I’d want to trade places. I’m too accustomed to hot showers and modern...
"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" by Bob Dylan Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Share a song you call something other than its official title. What do you call it? - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 by Bob Dylan I...
image by AI; my own prompt Each month I’m finding it harder and harder to distinguish news and articles about “politics and economics as usual” from news and articles about collapse. I guess that means collapse — economic, political,...
I turned down two roles at global tech companies this year. Not because of the money. Because of relocation. The assumption global companies keep getting wrong about hiring in India.
Pope John XII turned the Vatican into a brothel at 18. Discover the shocking true story of history's most scandalous pontiff, from orgies to murder charges.
A classic string board appears in Daredevil: Born Again s02e03 (Disney+, 2026)
Kohala Hospital has been around since 1917. The buildings look a little worn, but they did build a new emergency wing a few years back. Recently, I was there to have blood work done and, after I reached my destination, I realized I...
Joe Wilkins, writing at Futurism: In the AI world, there are what the tech scholar Kate Crawford has called the “Great Houses of AI.” These are Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta — giant tech monopolies which happen to also be four of...
An hour of sunny, dreamy happy music for late spring/summerish afternoons.
The last spring training game we attended was our Seattle Mariners vs the Chicago Cubs, playing at the Peoria Sports Complex. The field: We splurged on club seats for this last game: Club area with free beverages and popcorn: Sammy’s On...
Well, we all know it happens, and we hope that we are able to avoid harm by remaining alert and skeptical. We have been hearing over the past couple of years about authors, specifically, being targeted by online or email scammers. Robert...