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Passover and the Power of Jewish Continuity March 21, 2021 identity Telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt allows Jews to share a spiritual experience across time and space by Gerson, Mark. Wall Street Journal

My Highly Unexpected Heterosexual Pandemic Zoom Wedding March 21, 2021 psychology Laurie Penny The singled-out quotations are mine. We were in the middle of promising to grow old together when the sound cut out. The officiant’s

The Dirtiest Story in the Decameron March 14, 2021

When I was living in Gafsa, back in 1964-66 on my first tour in Tunisia, I got a copy of Boccaccio’s Decameron. I got it because my French knowledge

Cross tattoos on faces of North African women March 14, 2021 I remember being surprised to see women with crosses tattooed on their faces when I was in the Peace Corps in Tunisia. I came to realize that North

George Hussein Entenman March 7, 2021

Why is my Facebook name George Hussein Entenman? In my case, I was outraged when Rush Limbaugh (may he be burning in Hell) constantly repeated

I can’t believe how funny Andy Borowitz is March 6, 2021

borowitz-report He manages to be consistently funny. Easter Bunny New QAnon Theory Predicts Trump Will

I left a comment on PoliticsNC March 5, 2021 politics & friends I commented on a guest article on PoliticsNC: Tom, your buddy Rick Henderson is indeed a Libertarian. Libertarians are those people who talk freedom

How is it possible to steal Bitcoin? March 4, 2021 security I posted the following question to Facebook a couple of days ago: I hope this isn’t a stupid question, but how do people steal Bitcoin or other

We need another Sputnik March 3, 2021 politics Quotes from Politics & Ideas: How to Step Up the Tech Fight Against China - WSJ 2021-03-03. I found the article through my public library

Still trying to understand the word “intersectionality” March 3, 2021 The introduction to the MIT Press book Data Feminism tries to define intersectionality. The book discusses … We both strongly believe that data can

Useful Delusions by Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler (review) March 3, 2021 psychology This is inspired by a book review in the WSJ 2021-03-03 by Matthew Hutson. I found it through my public library

Inside a Battle Over Race, Class and Power at Smith College February 27, 2021 politics What I gather from this NY Times article: Oumou Kanoute, a Black student at Smith College, was eating lunch in a dorm lounge when a janitor and a

Should models look at the camera? February 23, 2021 photography & psychology An article appeared in the 2021-02-23 edition of our WSJ with the title, Should Models in Ads Look Directly at The Camera? Research Has an Answer: A

Ps brush doesn’t paint to edge of its outline February 21, 2021 photography & photoshop

I make a hard, round brush with 100% flow, etc., but when I press the mouse button to use the brush, the color circle is inside the thin circle, so

President Trump wasn’t that bad February 17, 2021 politics I received this from my Canadian Cousin, Harry, who got it from his “friend Marty Cutler in Toronto (who gets more letters published in the Globe

I’d been thinking recently … February 13, 2021 apercus

…about this story. I don’t remember why I was thinking about it, but it had come up several times and I wondered if I could find the quotation

Lou-Anna Ralite February 11, 2021 photography

I found two photos by Lou-Anna Ralite that interest me at Fisheye Magazine. There are more on her own website. I became interested in photos of

Rescripting Facts February 9, 2021 politics & psychology This article finally gave me a word to describe why it’s so hard, at least for me, to argue about politics with smart people who I disagree with:

Letter to a friend living in a different world February 9, 2021 politics A friend sent me this note and attached video: I listened to the whole thing. Humphrey exclaims, “Biden says, ‘Every American gets the vaccine’”!!

I find myself defending the Super Bowl February 7, 2021 culture Letter to a Brazilian Friend I understand your reluctance to watch the Super Bowl, but, much to my surprise, I find myself wanting to tell you why