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Category Archives: Popular Culture
Happy 2024
Let’s try to enjoy the new year for at least a day. I fear that we’re in for a rough ride.
Speaking of which, thoughts on the coming war between the macroculture and microculture.
I’ve thought about starting a Substack, but I’m not sure I want to devote enough time to it to make it worthwhile reading.
[Update a few minutes later]
The pitfalls of benevolence.
A Child’s Christmas In Space
Space-Time Santa Dynamics
Chad Orzel answers the important questions.
“All I Want For Christmas”
…is for people to stop being crazy.
We really do seem to be living in Heinlein’s Crazy Years.
The Democrats’ War On Elon Musk
…is a war against America itself.
Not Dead Yet
Are manual transmissions making a comeback?
I hope so. Among other things, they’re good anti-theft insurance against all the young people who have no idea how to drive them.
Another “City On Mars” Review
“The Game”
It was a great way to end an era. There will likely never again be a Michigan-Ohio State game with as much on the line as this one, and it may be that it will no longer be the last game in the regular season, with the new additions to the conference. It looks like this could be a legendary year for the Wolverines. But they have to beat Iowa next week, and then see how the seeds turn out for the playoffs.
In Golden
We got in this afternoon. Stayed in Richfield, UT, which is a nice halfway point if one is taking the most direct route, up I-15 from SoCal, then I-70 to Denver.
Meanwhile, Galaxy Quest is the best Star Trek movie, bar none. We should watch it again over this holiday period.