Category Archives: Cultural Life

Scared crooked

By Herb Everett | Published: 2/5/2010
One of the reasons I like reading Paul Krugman is that he can hit the nail on the head in very plain language: To me — and I’m not alone in this — the sudden outbreak of deficit hysteria brings back memories of the groupthink that took hold during the run-up to the Iraq war. Now, [...]
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Avast ye mateys! PBS to air update on Blackbeard project

By Herb Everett | Published: 7/15/2009
You can watch the most recent documentary about Blackbeard the Pirate and the Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck project at 10pm, July 16th (that’s tomorrow me hearties!) on PBS. Underwater footage on Secrets of the Dead: Blackbeard’s Lost Ship was shot by our friends at Nautilus Productions. UPDATE: You know, back in the day when the remains were [...]
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MJ at the Wawa

By Herb Everett | Published: 7/6/2009
Although I was sad to find out that I didn’t get the full video of a guy doing his best Michael Jackson dance moves at the Wawa in Wilmington, Del., I managed to get this snapshot from the seven seconds of video I did get. I was pretty upset that several cars were blocking the way [...]
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Death Star eats Enterprise’s lunch

By Herb Everett | Published: 5/8/2009
I got a chuckle out of this.
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Is “fertile neglect” entertainment?

By Herb Everett | Published: 4/21/2009
A friend of the author of this Slate story says he doesn’t play with his kid. This is his explanation. I leave it to you to dissect. Fertile neglect is the name of that policy: leaving the boy to his own devices so I can pursue mine and he can develop those solitary skills that will [...]
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