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I have known a lot of conspiracy theorists. I spent much of my teens in the American homeschooling subculture, which exposes one to the lunatic fringe of evangelical conservatism.1 I encountered some vanilla conspiracies which hardly...
On Monday morning I woke up to find a trench in my front yard and a truck parked outside proclaiming itself to contain 'luxury lighting'. I didn't know outdoor lighting came in luxury. I very easily could have hired common lighting by...
"we have a medical industry that is both financially and ideologically motivated to overstate the prevalence of illness, and we have a victimhood culture that encourages people to view themselves as oppressed by things they can’t...
Into the final furlong as far as the 2026 Plastic Warrior Toy Soldier Show plunder and loot is concerned, and I've split this lot into ancient and medieval posts, with the older soldiers first! So, we'll go back 3000-odd years, to the...
★★★★☆ A fun throwback to the early Might and Magic and Bard’s Tale fantasy games of the 1980s and 1990s. Grid- and turn-based, with old-style pixelated graphics and lots of side quests. Probably most comparable to Might and Magic III in...
A few days ago I finally caught up with THE PELICAN BRIEF (1993), starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.I've always liked Roberts a great deal, and I enjoy Washington as well, but this film came out during a period in my life when...
Photo Shoot from the High Line – New York, New York Today’s picture is also similar to what I posted from my previous High Line coverage. Though, in my defense, who wouldn’t want a picture of the Empire State Building with such a unique...
The prices on my paintings might seem high. For a painting that I am offering for $2,500 CAD, you may have seen a similarly sized painting selling elsewhere for $400 CAD. You may think that I am overcharging. In fact, I have tried to...
Movie film is a challenging form of media to preserve and share digitally. This is might be somewhat surprising. Unlike the ephemeral tape media standards of the 90s (looking at you Video8 and DAT), film enjoyed a long run as the...
Things that brought me delight in July, 2026: Neurosis, An Undying Love for a Burning WorldI honestly wasn't sure we'd ever get another album from Neurosis, but An Undying Love for a Burning World is a worthy addition to their lengthy...
Claude building an SVG of a diagram of the dual flush toilet.For about 6 months now Alyson and I have been dealing with a toilet that sometimes leaks water into the bowl and thus has to fill up the tank again. We found some workarounds...
Everything that I write here - unless I'm quoting someone - comes from my brain, through my fingertips to the keyboard. When it comes to editing, I re-read and edit until I am satisfied with it enough to publish. Then, I usually...
Based on Tim Urban's now-legendary "Your Life in Weeks" May 2017 post in WAIT BUT WHY, I asked Dex to make one for me, to the present. Here it is: That's either (a) a heck of a lot of weeks already, or (b) whoa: there aren't all that...
There is a new organization in Los Angeles calling themselves "Enforce the Fares". If you look at their website, based solely on their visual design you'd probably think that they are a leftist group, or at least Left-Liberal. They are...
Did a bit of back-to-school shopping on ThredUp. Back on my romantigoth bull.