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No Time Like the Present
Reverend John Trusler wasn’t one to procrastinate. The eccentric English priest and literary compiler documented a 1500s adage in 1790 “Proverbs Exemplified” that holds true…
Life Imitates Art
Cyril: What do you mean by saying that life, “poor, probable, uninteresting human life,” will try to reproduce the marvels of art? I can quite…
A 15-Minute Intermission in The Brutalist & a 15-Plus-Week Intermission for Jobless Americans
Among this year’s 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees, by far the longest is The Brutalist. At 3 hours and 35 minutes, it even features a…
Supersizing Supercapacitor Tariffs
Why bother with a “regular” capacitor when you can trade up to a “supersized” version. The best news is they don’t have the same detrimental…
Old News, Cycle Relevant
Old news. Merriam-Webster defines it as “something or someone not new or exciting anymore.” And then there’s MyHeritage, the online genealogy platform. In March 2024,…
Seen This Movie Before
Google AI spit out the following for the search term: ‘Seen this movie before meaning.’ “‘I've seen this movie before’ is an expression that means…
U.S. Home Sales: Sink or Swim
A rising high school senior child being accepted to the college of their dreams lifts unquantifiable weight from parents’ shoulders…until said prospective freshman is asked…
Major Champion Madison Keys. Major Job Market Red Flags.
“It was never if, just when.” American tennis player Sloane Stephens tweeted this on Saturday morning after her good friend and compatriot Madison Keys won…
Crowds in Canada
Years before COVID-19, there was SARS-CoV-1, the first identified strain of the SARS-related coronavirus. Originating in China, the first known cases occurred in November 2002,…
Falling Out of the Hammock
First developed by native inhabitants of Central and South America, the hammock was also a common feature of the West Indies, today’s Caribbean Islands. Early…
Big Fig Worthy in Worthing
A ficus carica (FY-kus KAIR-ih-kuh) might be growing in your backyard or somewhere in the neighborhood. The ‘Brown Turkey’ is a multi-stemmed, woody, deciduous shrub…
No Disguise Here
Three hints to name (arguably) the worst film ever made: “An embarrassing mess for all involved, this so-called family comedy is about as unfunny as…
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