Of course, we can tax billionaires. They disguise their demands (“don’t tax billionaires”) as observations (“it is technically impossible to tax billionaires”).
Find Out Who Funds Political Action Committees
Six Lies Elon Musk Believed (in a 24-hour period)
One in three tree species at risk of extinction: report
Mifepristone, round 2
Order Your 4 Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests: Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home tests.
Traffic Stops: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Will Arthur’s ballot be counted?
Democracy Succumbs in Silence
The Trouble With Tradwives. TikTok’s old-school housewives paint a rosy picture of their lives. Ex-tradwives and Influencer moms tell a vastly different story.
The US Copyright Office Frees the McFlurry
City On Fire: The night during the Civil War that violent anti-government conspirators sowed chaos in the heart of Manhattan.
The game
Field of Dreams: Sometimes Myth and Reality Coincide
Trailblazing pitcher Fernando Valenzuela passes away at 63
Teri Garr died at 79. I saw her in Tootsie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Oh God! and many TV appearances. Oh, and Young Frankenstein (1974) – Put the candle back!
Singer Jack Jones, RIP
Ron Ely, RIP
Tim Urban: Why I Brought My Toddler to Watch SpaceX’s Flying Skyscraper. I can’t shield my daughter from negativity. But I can continually redirect her attention to the rocket—showing her all the ways our species is incredible.
John Green’s new book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, is coming out March 18, 2025
What Really Happens When We Unfriend Someone On Facebook?
The language we speak can change our perception of time.
Mark Evanier’s links to several full-length movies such as Naked Gun, American Graffiti, and Hannah and Her Sisters
Bob and Ray in “The Hobby Hut”
Kelly’s a little stealing on Sunday
Now I Know: The Identity Theft That Went Backward and Is It Illegal To Not Wish Someone Farewell? and Where Everybody Knows Your 6E 61 6D 65 and The Fish That Glow… As a Warning?
Security Updates for the Internet Archive
Starting earlier this month, the Internet Archive faced a DDoS attack. After temporarily taking the site offline to enhance security, they have resumed services to Archive.org, Open Library, Wayback Machine and Archive-It. For ongoing updates, please follow their blog and official social media channels on X/Twitter, Bluesky, and Mastodon.
FAST COMPANY: The Internet Archive is even more essential than I realized
WASHINGTON POST: The world’s largest internet archive is under siege — and fighting back
WORDPRESS FOUNDATION: WordPress Foundation Donates $100,000 to Internet Archive
COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW: The organization that safeguards the internet’s history is under attack
SF GATE: The random Bay Area warehouse that houses one of humanity’s greatest archives
MUSIC
Mitzi Gaynor sings I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair from South Pacific; she died at the age of 93
Vale Alan Mansfield of the band Dragon died
Dancing In The Street – Dick Carpenter Trio
Suite from Camelot, original music by Frederick Loewe, and arranged by Robert Russell Bennett
I’m Yours and Puttin’ On The Ritz – Herb Alpert
The Kairn of Koridwen by Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Airport Codes (Big Band Version) – Aubrey Logan
The welcome arrival of rain by Dame Judith Weir.
Favorite Songs By Favorite Artists: The (English) Beat and The Replacements
Coverville 1506: Cover Stories for Natalie Maines and David Lee Roth and 1507: The Katy Perry Cover Story III
Triumphal March from Aida by Giuseppe Verdi
Convection Oven – Peter Sprague
Wichita Lineman – Colin Hay
Inch Worm – Road Work Ahead
The theme from Exodus · Ernest Gold
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean performed at the World Figure Skating Competition with a routine set to the Entr’acte of the original Broadway production of Mack and Mabel.
Spies – Randy Newman
Sesame Street Cast Crashes The Late Late Show with James Corden
I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
K-Chuck Radio: Another 10 classic pop songs you barely remember (actually, one I recall quite well)