Chilling
The Idiosyncratist is spending much of the year in Tennessee, where the average summer temperatures hover around 90 degrees … Continue reading Chilling
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What We Like in Films Today
Below are the top-selling movies in the U.S. last weekend, according to Box Office Mojo, which tracks these things. Let’s … Continue reading What We Like in Films Today
Movie Monday: Indignation
This is one great movie. Based on a short novel by Philip Roth, it traces the life of a young … Continue reading Movie Monday: Indignation
Election Year Reading
If you like a story well told and are interested in the history of small-r republican government, you could … Continue reading Election Year Reading
Politics
Regular readers know that I do not care for politics. This will be my only such post this year. Every … Continue reading Politics
Cheap Appliances
Incident 1 Last year, our dishwasher gave out. It was about eight years old, and it had cost more … Continue reading Cheap Appliances
Movie Monday: Sausage Party
It was only a matter of time before we got a movie like this one. If Pixar could make … Continue reading Movie Monday: Sausage Party
Harry Wu, Reconsidered
On May 8, I posted a story about Harry Wu, an innocent man who survived 19 years in brutal Chinese … Continue reading Harry Wu, Reconsidered
Dr. Martens: Something Old is New Again
If you are from Seattle or you were paying attention during the 1990s grunge rock era, you remember the fashion … Continue reading Dr. Martens: Something Old is New Again
Bikers v. Hikers
There are many signs that Americans love nature and that available space in nature is getting scarcer every year. If … Continue reading Bikers v. Hikers
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