Tag Archives: Harper’s

To semi-quote Dubya, “This is some weird shit.”

Delivered to my email by Harper’s Weekly Review, probably using a humanoid to do it: Astronomers announced that a four-carbon sugar typically found in raspberries was discovered in interstellar space; it was announced that a meteorite that crashed in New … Continue reading

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“Ou est la toilette?”

I studied French for a few years but find it hard to believe. I understand almost nothing and have not much of a vocabulary. However, there are two useful phrases I absorbed for voyages to France. “Pouvez-vous diviser en deux?” … Continue reading

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Who is leaving the US for Canada?

Surprise! From Harper’s Weekly Review: Canadians saw a 38.5 percent increase in confirmed tick reports as more species migrate from the United States. “At some point during the day, you’re going to be naked,” instructed a Canadian researcher on tick checks. … Continue reading

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