I think a giant imperial military blob with an unwieldy and overfunded warfare state making catastrophic tactical decisions by misusing expensive equipment in unsuitable conditions is among the most believable things in that entire movie
I regret to inform you that Ask Jeeves is dead. The site closed yesterday. Web 1.0 lost another founder.
Ask Jeeves: 3 June 1996 - 1 May 2026. Send no memes.
There's a common misconception that Brutalist buildings were unpainted, but thanks to microscopic analysis of the exteriors we can now recreate what they looked like in their prime.
REPORTER: You mentioned that, staying on as Fed governor, you intend to keep a low profile. Could you give us a little more detail on what that looks like?
JEROME POWELL: *ducks down*
My youngest competed in the Missouri state finals for National History Day this morning. The competition is pretty fierce so she probably won’t advance to nationals but she did a great job and should be proud. https://t.co/wVTSN00cCl
If the new downtown stadium does not make use of retro-appearing construction, referencing Pendergast-era architecture and echoing Union Station across the street, while maintaining Kauffman-like outfield sightlines, water works and Crown Vision, then what are we even doing!?
As a time-traveler from 2025, let me just say y’all are going to *love* the photorealistic giant CGI body they give @TheRock for the live action MOANA remake.
There's an old saying in Schelling—I know it's in Hegel, probably in Schelling—that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as... as... tragedy... the second time as... as... it's funny if it happens again