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Grandparents always ask their grandchildren the same questions, so why don’t their grandchildren have a quiz of their own for Grandma and Grandpa? After telling them how school is, your favorite subjects and the names of your best friends, you should have a ... More »
This week Alabama’s Governor signed a statute that aims to outlaw all abortions, despite the majority of Alabamians indicating that they do not support this law — i.e., a clear case of a minority view prevailing. Or, as the GOP might call it, “governin... More »
4 stars Let me start out by saying I wanted to give it 4½ stars but Yelp doesn’t allow that. I don’t think it merits five stars because sometimes it’s messy or requires specialized equipment that I’m not always sure how to use. Frequently it’s a lit... More »
Greetings, mortals, weaklings, and other forms of cowards and fools. It is I, Lady Hephiastus, Goddess of Smooth Stones. My mate is Chagleen the Mighty, God of Battle Scars. Many a day has he sung the praises of my fertility while dining on the entrails of his... More »
Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman (Translated by Elizabeth Manton) Review by Dan Geddes Rutger Bregman (Utopia for Realists) makes compelling arguments for the redistribution of the unprecedented wealth of the contemporary world. Bregman collects and prese... More »
“Color me impressed.” Roy Burke rubbed his beefy hands together as if summoning a genie from a lamp. “Your Patient Stratification Program has saved us millions.” Mara O’Leary stood in the vestibule of Skylands Hospital with the Chairman of the Board;... More »
Gun control advocates think they’re slick when they quote statistics like more than 35,000 men, women, and children are killed each year by guns in the United States and among high-income countries the US accounts for 80 percent of all gun deaths in the worl... More »