Author Archives: Naomi

How scary-bad can bad leaders be? This scary-bad

What has the world managed to live through since nuclear weapons were developed? If you don’t harbor paranoid tendencies, brace yourselves for this, from Harper’s October 2025 Findings: A study of fifty-one deceased leaders of nuclear-armed states found that twenty-three … Continue reading

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Mysteries of life: An adage falls into nonadage status

I’m quite sure “nonadage” isn’t a word. Still, I’m announcing proof that one adage isn’t valid. Watched pots do boil. I know this because I was in the kitchen as a pot of water wasn’t boiling and then it boiled. … Continue reading

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Another film review. This one freezes my spine

From The Guardian. Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest I saw The Zone of Interest. If you, too, saw it, this review should make you shiver.

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