As someone who attempts to write in short bursts on a regular basis, I find the process of placing and arranging words on the page to be torturous and intimidating, so I can only imagine the anguish felt by actual writers, who must constantly summon their powers to create something out of nothing, a
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‘Dad jokes? That’s the way eye roll…’
Whether you laughed or not – and I have my doubts – this is, at least technically, a joke. Specifically, it’s what has come to be known as a Dad Joke.
Wargames and the 1991 Iraq War
Wargaming featured prominently in US efforts during the 1990-91 war in the Persian Gulf. On the morning of August 2nd, with Iraq’s conquest of Kuwait still not complete, the Pentagon looked around for some quick wargaming on what was going on and what it all
meant.
How one Twitter account disappeared for a week — and why nobody knew how to fix it
SB Nation’s Twitter account has a little over 300,000 followers. Or, at least, it did last Friday. Then, suddenly, it was gone, disappeared from the internet for almost a week. When you go to the profile page, the account was replaced by an ominous message: “This account doesn’t exist.
HR Director Reminds Employees That Any Crying Done At Office Must Be Work-Related
DECKERVILLE, MI—In an effort to ensure employees stay focused during business hours, Paragon Media human resources director Patty Clemence sent a company-wide email Tuesday reiterating that any crying done at the office must be work-related, sources confirmed.
People Who Caused Traffic Nightmare At Pretty Tree Festival Complain Of Traffic Nightmare At Pretty Tree Festival
If I’d wanted to see the Cherry Blossoms in Washington, DC today, I could’ve taken the Q or the 2 from my apartment in Brooklyn to Penn Station, which is about a 40 minute trip, and then taken the Amtrak Northeast regional to Union Station, which would’ve taken 3-and-a-half to 4 hours, and the
Wright Brothers’ Airplane Factory Is Badly Damaged in Fire
The fire throws into doubt the future of the factory, where the brothers built planes starting in the 1910s. It became part of the National Park Service’s group of aviation-related sites in Dayton in 2009.
Just Can’t Get Enough: The Warring Depeche Mode Tribute Bands Of Los Angeles
“Attn Talent Agents, Promoters, Venues, Clubs, and fans: Devotional Dave is no longer with Strangelove The Depeche Mode experience as of Feb 2018 – Any promotional audio-video recording or photographs promoting my image is not permitted and no longer affiliated with the band or brand of STRANGEL
What’s in Your Pocket? Obsessed Hobbyists Judge What It Says About You
Taylor Martin is known for having deep pockets. In a video last year, Mr. Martin, a popular YouTuber, showed off a folding knife, flashlight, multitool, wallet—among the stuff he carries every day. It drew 200,000 views.
Kottke.org Is 25 Years Old Today and I’m Going to Write About It
I realize how it sounds, but I’m going to say it anyway because it’s the truth. When I first clapped eyes on the World Wide Web, I fell in love. Here’s how I described the experience in a 2016 post about Halt and Catch Fire: