Ted Williams as John Glenn’s wingman during Korean War: Red Sox

Jeffrey Epstein’s elite pals treated the sexual abuse of hundreds of girls as a joke or a PR hiccup. The man may be dead—but the ethos of the Epstein network is ascendant in American public life. NEW from the Editors: commonwealmagazine.org/editorial-epst…

#POTUS ❤️

Nolan Ryan’s ERA was 3.09 the year the Beatles’ White Album came out. It was 2.91 the year Nirvana released Nevermind.

Kind of a blossoming defensive version of Ditka. #cf97

Looks like a scene out of Skyrim.

We'll be there, #cf97

I uncovered the beds where I planted bulbs in the fall and saw some of these guys popping up.🌷💐🌷💐

scrolling social media happily consuming the cat tweets i've trained the algo to serve me but getting interrupted by the occasional non-cat tweet that says stuff like: "the gov is trying to use AI to build killbots and mass surveil you"

TIL: Gaudi had designed a skyscraper for New York in 1908. It was to be a 1,180 ft tall hotel, with restaurants, theaters, and galleries. Never built, likely due to a combo of an enormous budget, an 8-year timeline, and his focus on Sagrada Família. What could have been!

For Henry David Thoreau, it is only as strangers that we can see each other as the bearers of divinity we really are. Alienation makes us present as closeness cannot. commonwealmagazine.org/thoreau-barnes…

Iran war reactions which were promoted by the algorithm to my attention have distinct commonalities by country: Israelis: "here we are in the bomb shelter with our adorable children, full of hope!" Iranians: "the dictator is gone, and our people are celebrating! my relatives who

This lady ate a surface-to-air missile, sustained a 12-14 G rocket-propelled ejection, likely hit the ground at 15+ miles per hour… And then she popped up smiling at the locals who came to help her. Tell me again that women don’t belong in combat.

These folks in the ward south of the stadium left it far too late. Kinda pissed I didn't get an invite. I was at the groundbreaking in Bridgeview. Our love was on the wing. We had dreams and songs to sing. #cf97

The wife & I reenact this scene whenever we have to go through the perfume department. I am greatly bothered by fragrances there.

Massive unforced error from Chicago Fire FC Chicago Fire FC Dave Baldwin . Failing to invite the to groundbreaking the one man who built the foundation of the team is a MASSIVE own goal. Joe Mansueto may own the franchise, but Peter Wilt always has been, and always will be it's heart. #cf97

Can't have the power elite shivering, can we? #cf97

La Machina Azul is a head above the other two, but they all have solid fan bases & it will feel like a road game for sure. #cf97

After my first marriage failed one of my criteria for my next wife was how many books they had. She had a more complete collection of Mad Magazine books than my big brother. There were other more "redeeming" titles in her collection, but I didn't need to go further for 36 years.