Preach it, Matt

Preach it, Matt

This may be the best bit of political punditry that I have ever seen. Friends, if you have spent any of the last six years confused by American politics, let our man Matthew Dowd enlighten...
House of Horrors

House of Horrors

My interest in US politics lately has mostly been just waiting for the department of justice to indict someone–anyone–for their role in planning the 2020 coup attempt. I’m not sure what outcome it will bring, but I feel those indictments must come or the DOJ...
Genius Is Love

Genius Is Love

I once heard a very thought-provoking definition of genius. The idea is simple and to me quite compelling. I don’t imagine it’s a complete picture of what we consider genius, but I think it’s a very neglected component. The idea is, genius is love....
Drop A Few Clams, Learn A New Word

Drop A Few Clams, Learn A New Word

The other day I was watching a video clip of Geddy Lee and Alex LIfeson of Rush play one of their prog rock instrumentals, “YYZ,” with drummer Omar Hakim. The trio appeared on stage as part of a tribute concert honoring recently deceased Foo Fighters drummer, Taylor...
Shrinkage

Shrinkage

Something I do roughly 2-3 times a day, every day: open a photo in Preview on my MacBook Air, reduce the size by 20-25%, then save it. I do this because I took the photo on my iPhone which has a 12 megapixel camera on it that produces images approximately 3,000 by...