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There is nothing more upsetting than falling for the hype on a book jacket. The Swan Island Murders (1930) with its striking Art Deco influenced illustration of a silhouetted damsel being threatened by claw-like hands and the promise of...
As I’m sure I’ve mentioned, my wife and I have watched a lot of British police procedurals, so we’re familiar with the slang phrase stitch up, defined by Green (sense 3) as “(UK Und./police) of the police, to incriminate a person in...
Testing for object equality can be painful, but it doesn't have to be.
Babrius 126 (tr. Ben Edwin Perry): A man journeying into the desert found Truth in person standing all alone. He said to her: "Why, venerable dame, have you left the city and now are dwelling in the wilderness?" To which she, deeply...
Rabbi Seth Winberg, executive director of Hillel at Brandeis, has an interesting/infuriating essay up on JTA about the growing number of young Jews who express preference for a single, binational democratic state in Israel/Palestine....
I sink my toes in sand and think of you collect a pebble think of you again gather my skirt and walk in the water still thinking of you I can't shake you like the dried sand between my toes nor would I want to
Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro is finally a DWTS spin-off that works. Marshal Knight reviews—and gives it 10s across the board!
macOS Golden Gate and iOS/iPadOS/watchOS 27 are out in Public Beta. Jason Snell and Dan Moren have more over on Six Colors.
Didn't get out again in June due to some unforeseen demands at work and by the time those were out the way it had got too hot and oppressive to think about staying outdoors for too long. Did have a pleasant long weekend in the...
Most people would probably respond to these “Menthole XXtreme” Dude Wipes with these responses: Ewww! What is wrong with people?! Cool! Mint, brah! But my first thoughts were: Networking/cybersecurity: Now that there are menthol wipes to...
Jenny Holtzer’s Truisms (1978-87) I was in the first day of a two day away day at work and I was thinking of Jenny Holtzer’s truisms. They feel true (even if they might not be), which is what’s so cool about them. I think it’s the same...
...and no, it's not what you think. ::chuckle:: [ day in progress ]
In 2019, I reviewed and adored David Ely’s science fiction thriller Seconds (1963), the source material for John Frankenheimer’s similarly brilliant 1969 film. I did not know that Ely got his start in genre magazines under the editorship...
A return to form and function Image: Apple. In 2009, at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Bertrand Serlet walked onstage and presented an audacious claim: “Zero New Features,” the slide read. Serlet, Apple’s then-senior vice...
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6-Sol is finally here, along with the cheaper Terra and Luna. We’ve seen the early hype as reported on Thursday, but as always that is biased. As usual, the bulk of this is collecting a gestalt based on reactions. I...