Why I’m not a Baby Boomer. I do have a vague recollection of Howdy Doody, though.
Category Archives: Popular Culture
Sanctions Start To Bite
Russian porn stars hardest hit.
TBH, I wouldn’t pay anything to look at those women.
P.J. O’Rourke
RIP. He will be missed.
Little-known fact: He was a big fan of space. He was on the board of The Space Foundation. He never used email, but I sent some stuff to him once via his wife, and he wrote a nice letter thanking me.
[Update late afternoon]
John Podhoretz remembers him.
[Update Wednesday morning]
This kind of thing is why he was a national treasure.
[Monday update]
Matt Labash remembers him, as does Jonathan Last.
[Bumped]
That NYT Ad About J.K. Rowling
Sea Cruises
Other than a Windjammer Barefoot Cruise on a schooner in the late 90s (the ship went down in Hurricane Mitch a month afterward), I’ve never been on one, and have never felt a strong desire to do so. This tale doesn’t inspire me.
Good NASA Versus Bad NASA
I’m supposedly quoted in this piece (or at least I gave Jim some suggestions), but unfortunately, it’s behind a paywall.
The Superbowl
As a long-suffering Lions fan, this was the first time I had a team I could cheer on in the game. Apparently a lot of other Lions fans felt the same way.
Detroit has wasted a lot of talent over the years. It was nice to see Matt Stafford finally achieve his well-deserved potential.
The Horrific Beijing Olympics
Learning the lessons from them.
I wouldn’t care if there was never another Olympics.