Just when you thought you’d heard it all, North Korea has gone to war with… breast implants. Forget missiles and war games—the new frontline is the plastic surgeon’s office. I suppose this is what happens when leaders confuse body politics with actual politics.
North Korea Targets Women Amid Crackdown On “Capitalist” Breast Implants, Calls Them “Un-Socialist”
Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, Antoni Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, has just claimed a new distinction — it is now the tallest church in the world, surpassing Germany’s Ulmer Münster. More than 140 years after its foundations were laid, the basilica still isn’t finished, but that’s part of its magic. Every year, new towers rise, new windows bloom…
and That’s the Problem A short take for those curious about the latest AI findings. Every so often, an AI article comes along that isn’t just interesting — it’s revealing. This week I read a piece describing a behavior that is becoming increasingly common in advanced AI systems: they know when they’re being tested, and…
The Oldest (and Most Haunted) Hotel in Las Vegas Is Offering $5,000 for One Brave Soul to Spend the Night There are plenty of ways to lose money in Las Vegas — but this one actually pays you back.The city’s oldest hotel, with a reputation for flickering lights and uninvited guests who never quite checked…
Way back in college I found that some topics were beyond my comprehension. One of those topics was semiconductor electronics. (There is a story there for another time) This was complemented a couple of years later with advanced physics regarding quantum topics. Over the years, I have continued to casually follow up on what was…
I started this article on Labor Day, September 2. From this time, we in Northwest Reno (Somersett to be exact) have eight to ten weeks to go before we are likely to get our first good frost. In the past we have experienced November snow but that is unusual. But it does mean that we…
This Is Something Interesting We’ve all heard debates about gentrification—who gains, who loses, and what it means for communities. Most of the time, it gets framed as a cultural conflict or an economic inevitability. But this Substack article takes a different tack: it treats gentrification as a housing supply issue more than anything else. Instead…
