A Different Kind of Grave Robbing
When a man walking among the graves at a cemetery in Elmhurst, Ill., near Chicago, suddenly jumped into his car and sped off one day this August, … Read more
The Town Scryer
On Giving and of Thanks
I remember when I was just a boy, he would come to our door soon after the leaves fell in Autumn, looking for odd jobs. I am ashamed … Read more
Do Not Try This At Home…Ever
Believe it or not, this is the accused, not the victim. . . A Miami Gardens transgender woman was arrested on charges of practicing medicine without a license … Read more
Better and Cheaper Than Bombs
In July 1948, 27-year-old Air Force lieutenant Gail Halvorsen was flying food and supplies into West Berlin, which was blockaded by the Soviet Union. One night he … Read more
The Last Sikh Swordmaster
The last remaining master of the Sikh martial art Shastar Vidiyah is 44 year old Nidar Singh Nihang. He was taught by an 80 year-old guru from northern … Read more
The Man Who Discovered Pluto Gets to Go There At Last
Clyde William Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. In the course of his career he also discovered hundreds of asteroids and stars. It is therefore fitting and uncommonly cool … Read more
Proof the War On Drugs Has Gone Too Far
This wasn’t in the U.S.A. but we have been equally absurd. The Nigerian comedy actor, Babatunde Omindina was detained at Lagos’s international airport as he was preparing … Read more
Fukashima Resident’s Urine Radioactive
I went walking in the wasted city Started thinking about entropy Smelled the wind from the ruined river Went home to watch TV Warren Zevon–“Run Straight Down” … Read more
