I turn 42 tomorrow, and so am having a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy themed party to celebrate. Do you know where your towel is?
I really can’t think of any way to defend this decision by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, so I won’t try.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, every so often, puts up a post under the heading “talk to me like I’m stupid.” It’s his way of asking his commentariat for more than just facts. He asks them for focused, detailed explanations, and the results can be quite fascinating. Here he asked them about sharia law in the UK, and the comment stream was incredibly enlightening.
Speaking of sharia law, Oklahoma is being sued by an activist who claims the amendment just passed banning courts from considering decisions made by foreign courts or sharia law will make it impossible for his will to be followed when he dies.
Meet Tatiana and Krista Hogan, conjoined twins who share sensory perceptions and thoughts.
Farhad Manjoo wonders if Netflix will destroy the internet. Well, I’m using Netflix a lot more and I still have the same three movies sitting under my tv that I had two months ago, so I’m guessing “maybe?”
