It’s tick season. Ticks are active year round in the South, but this is prime time for the little bugs. Ticks are not insects, by the way. They are mites, which are related to spiders. Count the legs. And they are parasitic blood-suckers. Here’s the real problem with ticks: They…

But what? Tom Swift, which was canceled after five episodes with a viewership of a measly half a million (counting streaming) isn’t a superhero show, you say! So, let me explain (and note this is a theory, feel free to tell me I’m full of it). Superhero Is A Weird Genre What genre is a…

The classic TARDIS control room was, of course, perfectly wheelchair accessible. But more modern console rooms have been, in addition to being larger to give the actors more space, less so. The TARDIS has had steps for years. Rumor has it that the new TARDIS set built for the 60th…

A Spanish airline has bought 10 Airlander airships, which will be built in South Yorkshire The hybrid aircraft, which generate lift from both aerodynamics and helium (and are also hybrid in other ways, namely diesel-electric), will be trialed on short domestic routes in Spain. While slower than jets, they produce…

This is yet another dress code article and this one, well. My first reaction is “At least it’s gender neutral.” Why? A school district in Texas has banned dresses and skirts! As much as I want to laugh over this, it is completely ridiculous. So, How Bad Is It They might as well have gone…

There’s a narrative that’s formed. Jewish people support abortion rights, therefore the end of Roe v. Wade violates religious freedom. For the most part, this is true. Over 80% of Jewish people in America are pro choice. The Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor of Bounton Beach is suing Florida over its 15…

I never did read any of the Tom Swift books, although I have read many things influenced by them. I have heard that the original series has not, shall we say, aged well. When I found out that CW was doing a Tom Swift TV show I intentionally avoided information…

Party platforms are aspirational. They’re like that thought exercise you might have played where somebody asks you what the first thing you would do if you became President is. (My answer, by the way: Add a guaranteed right to sexual and reproductive freedom. Until recently it was “legalize marijuana.” Can…

Content warning: Cannibalism, rape. Yeaaah. Content warning: Cannibalism. Did I mention the cannibalism? I wanted to like this book. The story kept me reading to the end despite the, ya know. The characters were interesting. But I couldn’t get past the cannibalism. …