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In its August issue, The Atlantic ran “The End of Reading Is Here,” by Rose Horowitch. It argued that Americans process more words than any generation before us — texts, posts, captions, threads — while the sustained attention that a...
We visited the Alaska Highway Mile Zero monuments and other Canadian icons in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Mile 0 Alaska Highway marker: Mural: NAR Park: “You Are Now Entering the World Famous Alaska Highway”: Stickers: RVs: Visitor...
There's a couple of artists I've mentioned already, so I'll indulge and elaborate:Yunyu's "Spiked Soul" was one of my very first purchases on Bandcamp. I really enjoyed the creepygothiness of Lenore's Song and the singer's voice. I've...
Ryan ponders the absurdity of a Magic set filled with the deepest of deep cuts. The post Mystery Booster Commander and Steering into the Skid appeared first on Hipsters of the Coast.
Today is Jenny Everywhere Day!I make no excuses for it. I love Jenny Everywhere. I love the character, I love the concept, and I love how and why she was created, and just all of it really. Today is the day we celebrate Jenny in all her...
I could link the things that everyone already knows about, that people in that wretched hive they call Reddit have already linked five times, that have blown up on social media, that there’s already a Youtuber or two making snide...
I remember my first CD player having a shuffle feature. Being able to play the album in a random order was like some kind of sorcery. Since then, we've gone through the iTunes playlist years, and onto streaming, all with their own...
We stood outside on the street and watched the eclipse. We were the only ones out there. It was glorious. That moment when there’s a crescent sun. We talked about going to see eclipse totalities and finding dark towns to watch meteor...
Sorting through our dad’s (John Gyford) papers we found a few bits of paperwork from his father which seem like a nice collection of things about him and, to a lesser extent, his wife, Ethel Gyford (née Roper), our grandmother. In the...
... or at least the choice or the alternatives aren't always obvious.Three very different situations I read about in my weekly look at advice columns surfaced the same common thinking error. I've heard this called "binary thinking," but...
Hartley Charlton, MacRumors: Apple has again added a collection of classic movies to Apple TV that subscribers can now stream at no extra cost. The films are located in a new “Great Movies Available Now on Apple TV” carousel inside the...
Yesterday was a pretty good day. We had the crew down here at the back patio for a little burgers and dogs lunch. They finished the stairs and the subflooring so we won't see them again for a while. Builder Brad and his trusty sidekick...
We’re conflicted to report that costume designer Jean-Pierre Dorléac (1943-2026) — ahem, Jerry Paine —
As I have in the previously here is a quick analysis of the election vote and result. This is based on the Detail Report that was posted on the night of the election. Background The InternetNZ board was electing 2 board members in August...
Today is the 20th Anniversary of this blog The last two decades have seemingly gone by in the blink of an eye, that's a cliche but there you go. The first post of this blog was on August 13th, 2006 where I described my first motorcycle:...