Category Archives: The Facts of Life

I was once sued for defamation. It was funny but this one is funnier

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Naomi

Yeah, I was sued for writing something here on this blog about someone whom I identified with an amusing pseudonym. I called him a “liar, scofflaw and deadbeat.” As you know, calling a pseudonym nasty terms is OK, as long … Continue reading →

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Don’t give me your “apò mēkhanês theós!”

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Naomi

Which means “the god from the machine,” better known and easier to pronounce in the ancient Latin, “deus ex machina,” i.e., the same thing. I mean, the same thing as apò mēkhanes theós. In any case. Greek dramatists came up … Continue reading →

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Crimes and punishments and the start of a thriller

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: A woman in Germany was sentenced to life in prison for attempting to fake her own death by killing her doppelgänger, and two people in Spain were arrested for murder after police found an image on … Continue reading →

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