Yes, bad for us and bad for the arctic, which is warmed.

Frames that large would work best for relatively small correction factors. For nearsighted people, even high-refractive index plastic lenses that corrected over that whole area could be too heavy to wear. For them, the lenses get progressively thicker closer to the rims. Or maybe they’re just for show and are…

It was a pretty random group of dispirited Saints that came back onto the field for the PAT, apparently. Their injured kicker was part of the line for the kick.

No “might” about it for me.

I don’t buy the conclusions of this paper because I think they underestimate the strong effects of disrupted jet stream patterns, which gave us our crazy recent weeks of weather for example. Some info:

I’ll look forward to this if it happens. Not only is astronomy one of the mind-stretching sciences that I love — not only fascinating but a refreshing respite from the horrible news on our little planet — but NdGT’s smooth, reassuring narrative carries that warm undertone. He’s the best cozy, wonderfully eccentric…

They’re after more Kompromat, though government secrets would also be welcome. I think blackmail is part of what has been killing what is left of our democracy.

I really like it but do wish for more readable subtitles. The thin white letters on light gray background were invisible. I followed enough to get the main points but regret missing some of the dialogue, which was clever and funny.

I really enjoyed it, have watched more than once and enjoyed it each time. Depp isn’t onscreen enough to ruin it for me, just a passing glimpse in the beginning and a short bit near the end. Wonderful creatures, settings, costumes. Some fine and memorable acting. Eddie Redmayne’s character, being a Hufflepuff, is…

Clarified butter — ghee — is much more stable at room temp than whole butter, which still contains some water, proteins and whatnot. Does not taste identical to whole butter but still very tasty for sauteeing, and there is also much less smoking.

The calculated total emission and number of emitting objects would be very different depending on whether the radiation captured by earth instruments was emitted multidirectionally or in a tight beam that happened to be pointed at us. Judging from the behavior of supermassive black hole jets, it seems likely that we…

I agree with all your points. Green Lantern stories done right have clever problem-solving, not just overwhelming power, and as a kid I loved the fantasy of imagining what I would do with the ring and what the extended consequences might be. The need to recharge and rededicate to a noble cause daily was an important…

Another point I wanted to add after editing closed:

I’ve wondered about this too. I think it is a way for ordinary people minimize their own troubles by being able to say, “I’m better off than that guy!” Plus, the vicarious drama distracts them from the drudgery and boredom of their own lives. Hence soap operas, danger-filled adventure shows, violent video games,…

I don’t see how Ryan Murphy could actually believe what he is saying about the Versace family’s approval of his schlock-shock exploitation project. Its approval by the network suits shows the low opinion they have of their audience, as if we needed more evidence of that.

I grew up loving the Green Lantern comics, which I thought were more fun than Superman or most others. After the horrible, offensively cheesy Green Lantern movie, I’m not at all sure that character should be resurrected in a new movie any time soon. Just as well they are not close to completing it. I hope none of…

Another comment I wanted to add after editing has closed:

That works! They have so abandoned all decency and responsibility in favor of short-sighted greed and lies, I just call them Trumpites.

Jennifer Rubin is a traditional conservative Republican, so is not a fan of fiscal irresponsibility, which used to be a special concern of Republicans. She also opposes what she perceives to be corruption, incompetence, and extremist attacks on our constitutional democracy and global security.

Many sites have articles on this development, but I think it’s important for interested citizens to also read the transcript itself. In a sense, we can do this because of Trump (blackmailed?) toadies Sens. Grassley and Graham, who set a partisan precedent by unilaterally moving to refer Steele for criminal…