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Pete Davidson Apologizes to Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw – SNL
I liked this...and it had a good message at the end about Veteran's Day...Thank you for your service, really...And we'll "Never Forget." I suppose I should know what happened to prompt this, but I haven't bothered yet. In any case, good on them for doing this.
Old insults with class ~ by redditor Jesse_James
Found this thread of old insults while browsing reddit post What old insults need to make a comeback? My favorite contribution was a long list of insults from famous politicians, authors and the like curated by redditor Jesse_James.
“That’s not the way you should think about it”
I took my car into a Toyota dealership some weeks ago for a repair I thought Toyota should pay for. After stating I knew my car trouble was not the service rep's fault, I noted that I did think Toyota should be asked to pay for the service. How the service rep....
“One of the greatest photos I’ve ever seen” ~ declares a redditor
Another spectacular image found on reddit. It's not clear to me who took the image, but redditor ihaveadarksoul seems to post the photographer a lot. Source: Reddit - One of the greatest photos I've ever seen.
3,000-year history of the hoodie ~ Paola Antonelli explains
The history of the hoodie has more significance and substance than I expected. Design curator Paola Antonelli takes us on a brief, 3-minute tour of the hoodie's 3,000-year history that includes tales of the Grim Reaper, monks, athletes, superheroes, and Travon Martin.
Elon Musk interviewed by Kara Swisher
Kara Swisher is a force of nature. Her interview with Elon Musk, another force of nature, yields some manageable storms. Kara's personality and interview style is to kibitz during the interview, and this has the wonderful effect of throwing subjects off-message....
Fresh Air interview with Jonah Hill, director of “Mid90s”
My sister and I watched Mid90s, Jonah Hill's first, full-length film as a director. I can say we enjoyed it, but we both felt we needed more context to understand and appreciate what the film meant. Was this autobiographical for Jonah Hill? Were the actors in the film...
What is a “CVT” Transmission ~ Scotty Kilmer
CVTs (Continuous Variable Transmissions) are cheaper to build and get around 6% better gas mileage over automatic transmissions, says auto mechanic Scotty Kilmer. Because of these features, more and more manufacturers are putting CVTs in their cars—in some models they...
Paul Allen on Bill Gates at Microsoft
Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, died recently from cancer, a disease he fought for much of his adult life. Even though I live in the Pacific Northwest where Allen was active, I don't know anything about the man. From this 2011 interview with Leslie Stahl on 60...