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John Schwenkler adds to the rapidly growing body of Robert Hass-based campaign parodies, with "Meditations at The Corner." I am pleased and proud.
Also, is it just me, or does "arugula" inevitably call to mind the Lovecraftian and entirely unrelated adjective ‘rugose."

By Thoreau
A video report from New Scientist (done in a delightful Scottish accent) informs us that animators are making progress on producing realistic jellyfish animations.  I don’t know about you, but I like when my horror movies have realistic underwater monsters, so that’s good to know.  Also, monkeys exhibit a primitive form of democracy.  Interestingly, [...]

I think Sully is subtly suggesting the Reynolds quote contains a measure of unknowing irony.

At AOTP, I regret that a 2000 article on John McCain’s family ties to bootlegging and organized crime is such . . . weak tea.
I’m also disappointed that his connections to Joseph "Joe Bananas" Bonanno are so ambiguous and inferential, by the way. The excuse for the "birthday greeting" has the ring of plausibility and [...]