This small wildcat (details here), native to Tibet, craps on Mount Everest (read story here). Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Archive for January, 2023
January 28th, 2023 - 12:18 am § in Jews
Broadway play puts faces on Holocaust victims
To many people, the Holocaust is a phrase: Six million Jews. Some people, perhaps, look at the anonymous faces in concentration camp photos. The play “Leopoldstadt” (details here) tries to turn the history of the murdered Jews into a memory of real human beings that audiences can take ho[...]
Rep. George Santos appears to be under criminal investigation
Freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is a bundle of lies so pervasive that may not even be his real name. There’s basically nothing he hasn’t lied about. He blows his fabrications off as “embellishment.” While a handful of Republicans have called on him to resign, House Speaker[...]
January 27th, 2023 - 8:37 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Cops are taught to kill anyone who blinks
The latest victim of killer cops, Tyre Nichols, was murdered after a traffic stop. The initial police story was that he was pulled over for reckless driving and then resisted arrest. But “Memphis’s police chief later told CNN that investigators have ‘been unable to substantiate’ [...]
January 27th, 2023 - 7:35 pm § in Misc.
Can you do the “Superman” pushup?
It’s No. 16 in this video. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
January 27th, 2023 - 7:20 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Symbolism matters
From national flags to corporate logos, symbols are a big deal, because people pick up the messages they convey. Reference.com says (here), “Symbols are important because they facilitate communication and identification of ideas and other concepts based on what those symbols represent, though [...]
January 26th, 2023 - 11:09 pm § in Misc.
Black bear selfies (video)
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January 26th, 2023 - 10:02 pm § in Misc.
Do you have the guts to jeep this road?
Fairy Meadows is famous for its spectacular view of Nanga Parbat, but first you have to get there. The road is as infamous as the destination is fantastic. Frankly, I’d prefer to walk, which you have to the last few miles anyway. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
January 26th, 2023 - 1:51 pm § in Law and Courts
Madison Square Garden lawyer ban challenged
Businesses can choose their customers, but only to a point. Racial discrimination is illegal (but discriminating against gays is not, according to the Supreme Court’s conservative justices). Madison Square Garden (MSG), which also owns Radio City Music Hall (RCMH), bans lawyers working for law[...]
January 25th, 2023 - 8:32 pm § in Law and Courts
Res ipsa loquitur
That’s a “legal Latin” term describing a common law doctrine taught to first-year law students in their torts class. A “tort” is negligence or other wrongful behavior that results in harm, giving rise to liability for injury or damage. A car accident is a common example[...]