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I swear … there are people who will freak out over any perceived slights to their beliefs. And this weekend – there were two separate slights going on. And they both involve Easter. The first one came from conservative groups who are hollering that the submitted designs for the traditional White House Easter Egg Roll…

The Great North American Eclipse will take place on April 8, 2024. This will most likely be the last solar eclipse I can photograph in my lifetime, although there are two other solar eclipses in the next ten years – one that passes through Mecca, and one that visits Sydney. But for now, this will…

I usually don’t share Kickstarters or GoFundMes unless they’re part of something that I support. And I totally support the idea of this magazine. And I encourage you to do so as well. My friend Emily has spent the last four years putting together what will be the first issue of a new literary publication…

The Bitty Kitty Brigade is a feline rescue program in Minneapolis, and I’ve worked with them in the past – they had a “donate and name a kitty” fundraiser at one point, so there’s a cat named Beatrice in Minnesota thanks to me. 😀 Anyways … I heard this story about the Bitty Kitty Brigade…

I swear, the MAGA chuds out there are losing their goddamned minds. They’re freaked out because pop singer / actress Taylor Swift is dating Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce. Like this is some completely unacceptable vision for these cross-eyed MAGA chumpstains.  First off, let’s get something straight. Taylor Swift is not the first pop culture icon to…

It’s 4:00 a.m., and I’m writing this blog post from a Red Roof in Colonie. Yesterday morning, I planned on taking care of some chores prior to an upcoming surgery scheduled for Thursday. By the afternoon, I was scrambling for a motel room on the basis of an ongoing and protracted blackout in the Town and…

Last week, I blogged about a 13-year-old kid who became the first person in 34 years to actually defeat the Nintendo Entertainment System’s version of Tetris. They played so long, in fact, that the game couldn’t keep up with them, and the game glitched out.  Now that’s a hell of an achievement. And as the story about…

The Harrad Experiment was a 1973 motion picture about a fictional college whose curricula espoused free love and partner-swapping. I remember seeing it during HBO’s late-night broadcasts, where you could see all the voyeuristic content right there in the comfort of your own living room. Holy crap, that’s a young Don Johnson in the film.  Anyway…