Tag Archives: Harper’s

Drugs are back! And they’re traveling.

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: The Colombian Navy seized a semisubmersible vessel carrying cocaine to Australia, where the drug is 6 times more valuable than it is in the United States. Qs. What is a “semisubmersible vessel”? I know, I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime & Punishment, The Facts of Life | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Elon mishegas for your Thanksgiving pleasure

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Naomi

Harper’s Weekly Review provides: Elon Musk, who tanked the value of the social media platform he renamed “X” by at least 71% in just one year of owning it, challenged Putin to “single combat” to end the war in Ukraine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Government, Journalism, Mishegas, The god problem, Trumpism, War on Ukraine | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Elon mishegas for your Thanksgiving pleasure

The surprise winner of Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament?

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Naomi

The most lucrative fishing competition in the universe ($4 million in “total purse”), Bisbee’s participants are recreational and professional anglers from around the world — apparently including Norsemen going fishing for shockingly GIGANTIC and potentially dangerous halibuts: [I]n Tromsø, Norway, … Continue reading →

Posted in The Facts of Life | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on The surprise winner of Bisbee’s Black & Blue Marlin Tournament?