MLB’s Robo-Umpires: The Machines Have Taken Over—And They’re Calling the Game Baseball Just Got a Firmware Update For over a century, baseball fans have had one consistent joy: screaming at umpires who…
The H-1B Visa Program Controversy
The H-1B Visa Program: Importing Cheap Labor, Exporting Common Sense From “Specialized Talent” to “Specialized Savings” How the H-1B Visa Program Became America’s Favorite Outsourcing Hack Washington, D.C. — The H-1B visa…
195. Sábados; Pacaembu; gravatas; homens; Borges; anormais; cabelos; cachorra
Por mim, a vida seria feita só de sábados. * * * Estive algumas vezes no velho Pacaembu vendo jogos. Quase sempre fiquei naquele canto da arquibancada à direita das cabines de…
Getting Fired in the US has Nothing on Growing up in Colombia
Photo by Sugarman Joe on Unsplash I don’t care what anybody says. Winter is unnatural. I hear it all. “You need the rain to have the flowers.” “It’s nice to cozy up…
Sy Sperling: Now Resting in Peace in a Piece
Sy Sperling, a former swimming pool dealer who proved the old adage, “If you look like an insurance salesman when you’re bald, you’re still gonna look like an insurance salesman when you…
Kemi Detached.
It’s official. British households, that’s you, are poorer now, than when Labour came to power. Wow. Who would have thunk it? Who knew that increasing taxes by £40 billion a year, paying…
Feeling Low Down, I’m Blue
The camaraderie of us, the books, the music, the moments, how the songs are capable of holding both memories and move with new life. That beautiful sip of companionship when the sadness,…
If more hot, why not more happy?
I had the pleasure of writing Byline’s header piece for their beauty issue, which just launched in print this week! I’d been newly aware of Byline as this emerging, kinda DIY literary…
Disney’s Newest Princess is a Surfer – But Can’t Find Her Sea Legs
Wipeouts and Ridicule: Princess’ Surfing Misadventures Disney’s Newest Princess is a Surfer – But Can’t… The post Disney’s Newest Princess is a Surfer – But Can’t Find Her Sea Legs appeared first…