No one will confuse part 1 of this series on Donald Rumsfeld with a puff piece to set up Rummy's 2016 presidential campaign. On one hand we've read a lot of this before, but this had enough new nuggets to where I didn't want it to end.
This article about last meals served to death row inmates satisfied some of my morbid curiosities and also got me thinking about the death penalty. (And I think I'm in favor of the death penalty. If someone murdered my wife, or sister, or mom, not only would I want them executed, but I might want to do it myself.)
I wasn't sure whether I'd get into this story about an annual thoroughbred auction in Lexington, but I couldn't stop reading.
I agree with pretty much everything Mark Kleiman thinks about legalizing marijuana.
If you enjoyed Exit Through the Gift Shop and are interested in the ridiculousness of the art world, you might like this story.
From that story:
The following image is of a painting by Christopher Wool called Apocalypse Now.
("Sell the house, sell the car, sell the kids" is a quote from the film)
Guess how much it sold for at auction last month?
Answer to come.
This summarizes a debate in public education -- and it's no mystery which view the author favors. If you're not interested in the subject, it might be worth reading solely to enjoy the author's clear bias.
A week in the life of Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh - he sleeps in his office most nights.
If you're interested in the past, present, and future of the self driving car,
Detailed story on the Sam Hurd drug case that paints Hurd in an almost unbelievably favorable light. (Putting a first time offender like Hurd in prison for 15 years for a non-violent drug offense should be a criminal act.)
A reporter spends a late-summer day with Brett Favre in 2010.
The rise and fall of a former writer for Roseanne. Amongst other things, it might get you thinking about whether China is onto something with it's family planning policy.
I'm not sure what I think about this story written by a woman who spends a weekend at an orgasm industry conference. A bit weird, maybe
Ok, are you ready for the answer to the question I asked above?
How much did this painting sell for at auction last month?
Answer:
$26,500,000
This collection of anecdotes from a former book publisher is borderline dull, but worth a sniff if you're interested in the topic (and one of the stories is about one of my favorite books.)
How about some movies I watched recently?
I enjoyed Catching Fire. (I liked the first Hunger Games book, but felt they got progressively worse.) (I think the second two books could have been condensed into one.) (I may have already blogged about this) Anyway, Catching Fire the movie might be better than the book.
I also watched The Campaign. Cindy's cousin randomly flipped to it and we had no idea what it was, but I couldn't stop watching. For those of you who like political campaign humor: it's not going to change your life, but you'll get some laughs.
I'm reading The Devil in The White City, and while it's interesting at times, overall I'm finding it surprisingly dull. I'm not even halfway through, so I imagine it'll get better once things start coming together, but based on the first 150 pages, I wouldn't recommend it.
An example of how The Devil in The White City isn't really doing it for me: I could be reading it right now, but I chose to stop reading and write this blog entry.
And I'm aware that my blog has been shit lately. But don't worry, I'll eventually get back to writing the beautiful prose that has kept you coming back.
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