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LA Weekly went to every (or nearly every) shooting location in Back to the Future, and the comparisons of then and now, especially the Universal backlot and Whittier High School, are very interesting. The backlot certainly has changed — kind … Continue reading →

The Hallmark Channel has decided “You know what, they say we’re the Christmas movie station, let’s go with it in every way possible.” The premiere. Of a Christmas movie. A week after Independence Day — or six days after also … Continue reading →

I don’t think “Horse with misspelled name wins Triple Crown” was on the list of things to worry about giving copy editors and grammar Nazis such as myself fits, along with spell-check programs. But now “American Pharoah” is part of … Continue reading →

Leia: Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way? Where, in the Star Wars movies, do we ever see carpet, and more specifically, 1970s-style shag carpet? The joke to film audiences in 1977 is obvious, but slightly less so … Continue reading →

As seen at the Madison roadgeek meet earlier this month (because stereotypes happen): (link)

July 9, 2008: Appomattox Court House, Virginia, the site of the end the Civil War, or at least the beginning of the end, as scattered Confederate armies surrendered over the next few months. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. … Continue reading →

“Congratulations on your upcoming retirement! You have successfully elected to begin your retirement on April 1, 2015.” Of course, I’m not retiring at all. That’s the first paragraph in a packet to release and roll over my paltry pension from … Continue reading →

It’s 3/14/15 9:26:53 (or :54 if you round). Do you know where your geometry teacher is? Bonus math note: A pizza with the radius z and thickness a has the volume pi*z*z*a.

Note: This is long and not related to the primary subjects of this blog. Just something I felt I had to write about. For five years now, most of my TV watching has been done on the computer. Shortly after … Continue reading →

This summer, Iowa State became a 100% Pepsi school with Pepsi products (most notably Gatorade) sold at Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum. In keeping with that, ISU women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly, noted for his Diet Coke habit, showed … Continue reading →