R. Kelly is probably deserving of a long-form New Yorker profile

The above clip is from last night’s Saturday Night Live; Lady Gaga was the host and musical guest, and she performed this jam “Do What U Want” from her new album (Artpop); the actual song features R. Kelly, who himself has… Continue Reading

Clint Hill is the last surviving member of the JFK Presidential motorcade

First off, assuming anyone reads this blog on any type of a rolling basis, I apologize for not posting in a few days. I was busy doing this for the last couple of days (came in third, so that’s cool),… Continue Reading

Chris Pratt has come a long way from selling coupons, being on Everwood

Pratt killed it in Moneyball, is an anchor of Parks and Recreation, went serious (and got yoked) for Zero Dark Thirty, just wrapped Guardians of the Galaxy, has a baby, and might be starring in June 2015’s Jurassic World. As you logically guessed, that’s the next film in the Jurassic franchise;… Continue Reading

This one quote might summarize some of what’s wrong with the world

Via an NPR article on opium trading: “We understand that opium is bad,” he says. “All drugs are bad. But, it’s difficult for us seeing a neighbor with a new car when we are riding bicycles. So, we have to… Continue Reading

WTF happened with the death of Gareth Williams?

“Probably an accident” doesn’t seem like the right description when your body is found padlocked in a duffel bag and, oh, you were a spy.  But that’s the latest word from investigators. There are numerous theories on what could have happened, most… Continue Reading

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Honestly, “Trophy Wife” isn’t a bad show, and maybe we have David Mamet to thank

Last night’s episode, “Lice and Beary White,” which featured a high school production of Hair and lessons about King Solomon, even scored a B at the A.V. Club. One of the commenters even went so far as to say, “I think I’m the… Continue Reading

This Thomas Bean-Newtown story is the definition of a tough situation

For a couple of weeks after the Newtown horror last December, I couldn’t get enough information online about what was going on, from the morbid — Were there surveillance cameras at the school? — to the brazen — ‘Tis a false flag operation! —… Continue Reading

An iceberg the size of Chicago is floating into international shipping lanes

Yep. You could also classify this thing as eight times the size of Manhattan, or half the size of London. It’s 70,000 hectares, which is roughly 700 million square meters, or 270 square miles. Six British scientists, led by Grant… Continue Reading