Devil’s Due (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 13) Picard vs. sexy devil Ardra

4 years ago

Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break. Picard searches for a legal loophole in peaceful planet's pact with the devil. Memorable…

The Wounded (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 12) O’Brien’s Former Captain Goes Rogue

4 years ago

Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break. This episode introduces the Cardassians, who years ago attacked Picard on the Stargazer when…

The Myth of North America, in One Painting

4 years ago

Fascinating art history -- a thoughtful close reading of a painting. Great example of multimodal journalism. The clouds are heavy…

Why Did Dial-Up Modems Make So Much Noise?

4 years ago

Screeeech . . . hisss . . . squaawk. These are familiar sounds to anyone who’s ever used dial-up internet…

Cursor*10

4 years ago

Great free Flash game, emulated at the Internet Archive.

The disinformation system that Trump unleashed will outlast him. Here’s what reality-based journalists must do about it.

4 years ago

Highlights from a column by Margaret Sullivan (The Washington Post): President Trump didn’t create the media cesspool that he’ll bequeath…