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I had no idea when I was writing it that my paper "Research Article" would bring me to the attention of such a prestigious publication as International Journal of Case Studies Impact Factor 3.582. What can I say? I am deeply troubled honored. I am totally going for the life time offer.

MST3K: best show ever?

Mrs. AL and I were listening to Peter Aaron's show last night on WGXC, to which you should immediately donate some money, when he played a recording of a radio interview with the Slits. Although that was interesting and chaotic enough all by itself, it also naturally lead Mrs. AL to recall what may be the best skit ever done on Mystery Science Theater 3000:

If you kidz are wondering why this makes us olds laugh, the reason is to be found in this 1970s beer advertising campaign:

The combination of the joke, done in the style of a Bergman film and in the form of a Sven and Olie joke is just too much (at least for olds like me). Genius.

No customers for Authority's power - Times Union

No customers for Authority's power - Times Union


This story, although about an underwater power line between New Jersey and Hell's Kitchen, is not unrelated to the big power line project being proposed for upstate New York, for a couple of reasons.