The Trump administration sent Harvard a letter, explaining how Harvard needs to behave if it expects to continue receiving federal funding…
Author: Louis Cannon
Underrated writer Louis Cannon grew up in the vast American West, although his ex-wife, given the slightest opportunity, will deny that he ever grew up at all. You can read more stories on his Substack account.
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Girls Sing in Outer Space
I can hardly wait to hear the song that pop singer Katy Perry has promised to write about her flight into space earlier this week…
READY, FIRE, AIM: An Excessive and Often Uncontrollable Flow of Words
A psychologist might use that word — logorrhea — to describe a mental disorder, where a person can’t seem to stop talking, to the point where they become incoherent…
READY, FIRE, AIM: There Are No Soul Mates. Period.
I wish they had offered a “Marriage 101” course at my college, taught by a verified expert who wanted us to get the love we wanted…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Let’s Not Do That Toilet Paper Thing Again
Obviously, we’re going to need to start hoarding again, with these new tariffs falling into place…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Make America’s Showers Great Again
“In an executive order, the President directed the Energy Department to rescind a rule limiting water flow in shower heads…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right
The news commentator was interviewing Paul Krugman, a controversial economist if there ever was one…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Dude, Where’s My Bong?
“It seems grossly unjust, now that Americans have entered the easy era of legal cannabis consumption, merchants of paraphernalia are still losing out…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: How to Talk for a Very, Very Long Time
Reportedly, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, can talk…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hitting the Penguins with Tariffs
“Our proposal to President Trump: we are willing to completely eliminate all tariffs on American-made products..”
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Artificial Intelligence Named Claude, My BFF
At the moment (April 2025) the machines generally referred to as ‘AI’ are limited in their abilities. But they’re becoming more human by the hour…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Five Little Words, and the End of Science
You’ve probably heard that hundreds of million of dollars worth of federal grants for scientific research projects have been canceled?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Bidding Farewell to Big Bird?
As a person who grew up watching Sesame Street on TV, I always knew that Big Bird was big…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Placebo Effect
Dr. Shmerling says the word “placebo” comes from Latin and means “I shall please”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Eggs from Turkey… that is, from the Country Named Turkey
Reportedly, Canada has plenty of eggs. For Canadians…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Three Reasons Why I’m Glad I Didn’t Buy a Cybertruck
Like many males currently going through their mid-life crisis, I had been drooling over the Tesla Cybertruck…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Happiest Country in the World
For what it’s worth, Thursday March 20 was World Happiness Day. If you’re like me, you were too depressed to even notice…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Cheerios and Tariffs
Walking down the cereal aisle at City Market, I noticed that my favorite breakfast cereal — Cheerios — was displaying words related to “families”…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Considering the Legend of St. Patrick
Supposedly, this artwork shows St. Patrick giving a lesson in Christian precepts to three Irish kings. Presumably, the three kings had been raised as Pagans…