Mattel released a diverse line of Ken dolls, including one with a man bun. This spawned a few memes: I’m especially fond of the “Infinite Jest” one. If I had a dime for every time… Anyhoo, kids today got it easy. When I was a child, we had to make do with stuffy old standard …
Open Threads
Small Site Updates, greennotGreen News
Folks, I’ll be tweaking the sidebar a bit today and hope to add some nifty things to the comments either later today or tomorrow. Also, a rotating quote line is coming today! On a more personal note, Terry, greennotGreen’s sister read the memorial thread and let me know how helpful it was: Alain, I noticed …
Só Tinha de Ser Com Você
The Senate Intelligence Committee is holding hearings today about Russian meddling in the 2016 election. WaPo has an overview, but it’s nothing we didn’t know or suspect. Summary: The interference was aggressive and unprecedented. At least 21 states were targeted — maybe more. There was also a massive propaganda element designed to sandbag Clinton and …
Shallow Roots (Open Thread)
Check out this cypress tree on the bank of the Suwannee River. It’s an old tree. That particular stretch of the river has had two “hundred-year” floods in the past eight years: But the tree endures — so far — because of its unique root structure. It has adapted to living in a flood-prone area, …
The incentive problem
Folks. It's because the GOP has yet to be penalized for bad behavior. Indeed, bad behavior has gotten them all three branches of government. https://t.co/Byvgcv3y8q — John Scalzi (@scalzi) June 20, 2017 As long as norm busting creates rewards, norms will be busted. We can either engage in a race to the bottom of norm …
Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Happy Solstice!
Beautiful sunrise at Stonehenge for the #SummerSolstice #SummerSolstice2017 pic.twitter.com/gJaJNq3ApI — BBC Wiltshire (@BBCWiltshire) June 21, 2017 Summer solstice, for most Balloon-Juice readers. Today’s Google doodle will strike a chord for all of us who’ve ever resented the extrovert’s Such a lovely day — put down that book and come outside to enjoy it! (Those of …
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On The Road
Good Morning All, This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their …