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From his concurring opinion in today’s historic Supreme Court decision (NCAA v. Alston) smacking down the NCAA: “The bottom line is that the NCAA and its member colleges are suppressing the pay of student athletes who collectively generate billions of … Continue reading →

This new movie about the life of Anthony Bourdain (see trailer below) is scheduled to be released on July 16; more details here, via Kottke.

Selena forever! I am feeling much better today so I thought I would share a fragment of my favorite Selena song:

I tested positive for the “Wuhan virus” on Wednesday. Among other symptoms, I suffered a throbbing headache, a perpetual and painful cough, and a bad lower-back ache. Thankfully, however, I did not develop a fever and did not lose my … Continue reading →

This classic is from the July 5, 1993 issue of The New Yorker.

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Or just clickbait? “Half of the pandemic’s unemployment money may have been stolen.” That is the title of this recent report by Felix Salmon for Axios, but the only evidence in support of this increduble claim is a statement by … Continue reading →

You cannot make this shit up! I found the following message waiting for me in surprise (see screenshot below) when I recently re-activated my Facebook page in order to get into my Expedia account: So, Facebook’s algorithms are censoring legal … Continue reading →

One week ago, Tyler Cowen, the prolific co-author of the popular “Marginal Revolution” blog, published this odd post on “The IRS tax data leak.” Instead of engaging the merits of these damning allegations — the fact that many of the … Continue reading →

On this day (June 14) in 1959, the Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opened to the public in Anaheim, California. Via Wikipedia, here are some facts and figures about Disneyland’s original monorail … Continue reading →