Let’s see: Gulf War III is back in full swing, Mitch McConnell has become Schrodinger’s senator, but the biggest stories in America right now are a buffalo trying out to be an NFL placekicker, and Taco Bell deciding that a life-imitating-art menu is the best life after all. Too bad about the Whirled Cup soccer thing, but losing to . . . Belgium? Maybe we can appeal to the Whirled Court. Oh, wait. . .
That look you get when told you’ve been dropped from J.D. Vance’s Xmas Card list.
Headlines of the week, and greetings from Amsterdam—my current location—where I was greeting by our first headline:
Is this the most perfect headline-photo pairing ever?
Do you need another reason to hate the NY Times? Well here you go:
I smell a publicity stunt.
Who could possibly argue with this airtight reasoning?
Paging Fox Butterfield. . .
These would be better if we still had Olestra
Another book everyone should have, because you never know when those crafty Belgians will ready a blitzkreig:
I am totally there for this.
I have no idea what this is. . .
Go ahead, punk. . .
“Was that six pastries just now, or only five? In all the excitement. . .”
And finally. . .
