Ted Turner's Apocalypse
So Ted Turner was ready with a video for the end of the world? Well, as they say in the Coast Guard, "Semper Paratus!"
We Get A Leap Second on June 30, 2015
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June 30 brings another leap
The Most Requested Photo In The US National Archives
This is one of the funniest pictures of the twentieth century. An obviously drug-addled Elvis Presley (then age 35), visiting a cynically bemused Richard Nixon, shaking hands in the White House and discussing
Does Everyone Want To Be Normal?
This is not a popular question, but I feel the need to ask it out loud. 30 years ago, when Act Up taught me how crucial it was for homosexuals to get the
The Wonders of Capitalism
I'm afraid this post is going to be a mess. There is no easy way to report on the disappointment that is our capitalist system without writing a book about it.