“The U.S. national parks are using the growing popularity of astrotourism to protect the night sky from light pollution.”
Happy 45th birthday to the Endangered Species Act. We need it now more than ever.
“Trump’s approval rating is, remember, unusually low considering the economy.”
The unsolved political micro-mysteries of 2018.
Let’s make “exvangelical” a common word.
The Mark Burnett connection to Donald Trump.
“I’m not foolish enough to predict when Mueller will close his case, but I’m brave enough to venture that Trump’s troubles are only now beginning.”
“I didn’t think much could stun me. But then the Miami Herald published Julie Brown’s exposé of how prosecutors cozily negotiated with Jeffrey Epstein’s defense team to minimize his punishment for raping and trafficking underage girls—and presiding over a sex ring of sorts that he allegedly shared with powerful friends—and my depleted capacity for shock was refreshed.”
“The frequency and the audacity of Trump’s disinformation is the *whole point* of it — to wear you down. More and more of the lies slip past, undetected and uncorrected.”
“When 2018 began, the president had made 1,989 false and misleading claims, according to The Fact Checker’s database, which tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president. By the end of the year, Trump had accumulated more than 7,600 untruths during his presidency — averaging more than 15 erroneous claims a day during 2018, almost triple the rate from the year before.”
An entomology professor who really likes Game of Thrones has named a new species of beetle after Daenarys’ dragons.
RIP, Don Lusk, animator and director who worked on Disney classics like Fantasia and Pinocchio.
RIP, Sister Wendy Beckett, Roman Catholic nun who starred in multiple BBC documentaries.
This is what censorship looks like.
RIP, Tyler Trent, Purdue fan and inspiration to many. Also, fuck cancer.
It’s too late to vote for the 2018 Worthy Awards, but you owe it to yourself to review the nominees.
“As of Jan. 1, you are able reproduce the Robert Frost poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening without fear of copyright infringement.”
RIP, Bob Einstein, Emmy-winning actor from Curb Your Enthusiasm and the creator of the Super Dave Osborne character.
RIP, Daryl Dragon, the Captain half of The Captain and Tennille.
RIP, Al Reinert, Houston Chronicle reporter and co-writer of the film Apollo 13.
RIP, Herb Kelleher, co-founder of Southwest Airlines.
Good effing riddance to the outgoing Congress.