Boston Globe, 22 August 2018: “It’s hard to come up with a satisfactory explanation that doesn’t end up with ‘because he got his hand caught in the cookie jar.'”
The drift towards autocracy continues
“That’s Obstruction of Justice”
How the National Enquirer helped DJT’s fixer keep scandals off the front page
‘Like a State Dinner’: Huge White House Event Honoring Evangelical Christians and he lied to them that he got rid of a law
The 47-page indictment against California Congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife Margaret details a shocking list of improper uses of campaign funds and financial mismanagement. The Hunters are accused of spending $250,000 of campaign funds on expenses that no reasonable person would believe were legitimate campaign expenditures
Why peace doesn’t last without women
Trade: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Jared is to blame
Commission on State Fragility, Growth and Development
Another deadly pandemic is coming — and the United States is not ready
Cancer: It’s Not Always What You Eat, But When You Eat It
Life After Quitting; Five people on addiction, in their own words
America Soured on My Multiracial Family
Elizabeth Warren stakes out her message
Court Backs Activists Who Feed Homeless
The interwoven systems that shape our destiny even though we rarely pause to think about them
TV debate between William F. Buckley and Groucho Marx
When a Stranger Decides to Destroy Your Life
While We Sleep, Our Mind Goes on an Amazing Journey
Meet The People Who Spend Their Free Time Removing Fake Accounts From Facebook
Ken Levine interviews Peri Gilpin of Frasier, Part 1 and Part 2
Pulp Empire – “A Tarantino inspired Star Wars mashup and remix”
The insidious lure of nostalgia
Snapping dry spaghetti into just two pieces
Now I Know: Why Bird Poop is White
MUSIC
Music from the Fibonacci sequence
Robert Mueller’s Indictment Song -James Corden
René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War – Paul Simon (2018)
The Cedar and the Palm,”symphonic picture” Vasily Kalinnikov
Bobaflex – Hey You (Pink Floyd cover)
SEUNGRI – ‘WHERE R U FROM (Feat. MINO)’
Coverville 1229: The Madonna Cover Story III
The Mamas and the Papas “If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears”
overture to Les Horaces – Antonio Salieri
The evolution of Dragon’s “Young Years”
Do songs of the summer sound the same?
Inductee insights: Moody Blues
Dirty Prank Calls, Done For $250,000
Newly Released FBI Files Expose Red-Baiting of Woody Guthrie