In January, 2020, a fellow who “short sells” Tesla stock filed a complaint with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration that Tesla cars suffer from sudden unintended acceleration. His complaint included over 120 declarations of such...
Buck Henry, the legendary screenwriter, has died. With Mel Brooks, he co-created Get Smart (1965-1970). He adapted the screenplay for The Graduate (1967), and wrote: The Owl and the Pussycat What’s Up, Doc? The Day of the Dolphin To Die For He hosted Saturday...
The Hallmark Channel messed up big time. Several days ago, they aired a commercial from a wedding-planning website that shows the wedding of two women — who kiss — which outraged two conservative groups, who worked up petitions to convince Hallmark to yank...
I came across this today and broke up laughing. These are seriously clever! Thanks to the Washington Post. I wasn’t aware of their neologism contest, but I am now! Read and enjoy. Pass it along.
I happen to be blessed (or cursed) with the sort of imagination that enables me to create a vivid interior world inspired by words. I can crack open a book and be absorbed into the story to the point where everything else ceases to exist. But not only that. The images...
