Monthly Archives: February 2014

A few labor things

The one-day strikes at fast food and other retailers are wonderful and make me optimistic about the world; in DC, they’ve already (by a stroke of luck) resulted in a union for some workers and have been (along with the … Continue reading

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Alan Alda

Alan Alda is absolutely the sexiest 70+ year old out there.  He’s also a fabulous communicator of science — perhaps, along with Neil deGrasse Tyson, the best of the present generation.

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