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Pepsi panel

Have you seen the four-part Netflix documentary Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? If you love this modern-day David versus Goliath story as much as I do and are in the Orlando area this weekend, I will be speaking on the Pepsi … Continue reading

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Happy Earth Wind & Fire Day!

Today is 21 September! More details here, via NPR (Morning Edition).

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TSA PreCheck and the rule of law

A few days ago, Sidney “Release the Kraken” Powell filed a “general demurrer and motion to dismiss” in the epic Georgia election racketeering case. (Along with former president Trump and others, Ms Powell is charged with conspiracy to commit election … Continue reading

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Remembering Singapore

Hello again friends! I am reblogging the post below (via Remember Singapore), which surveys the history of one of Singapore’s oldest bridges and includes some old maps of the “orh kio tau” area of the Southeast Asian city-state.

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Against tiered contracts in Academia?

You may have heard that the United Auto Workers (UAW), one of the largest labor unions in North America, is now on strike (see here or here, for example). What, however, you may not know is that among the union’s … Continue reading

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Monday map: the universe

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Three historic days for North America

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Was the *Free Britney* movement a mistake?

That is the subject of the podcast episode below. (For my part, it sure looks that way to me!) File under: “Bayesian updating” (look it up!).

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Afro-Cuban Funky Grooves with Cami Layé Okún

Wow! This 45-minute music-mix magically popped up into my YouTube homepage (thank you evil Google algorithms), and I loved every second of it!

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Friday fiction: *Detective Work*

That is the title of this suspenseful short story by my fellow writer and friend Luanne Castle. Her one-paragraph story, which was published in the Bright Flash Literary Review, belongs to a new literary genre known as “micro-fiction” or “flash … Continue reading

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