Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
As a kid, I grew up watching the Food Network. Through it, chefs like Alton Brown, Emeril Lagasse, Rachael Ray, Mario Batali, and others inspired a lifelong love of cooking in me. Unfortunately, as with many channels, the educational content in it has taken a nosedive in favor of competition shows. Nowadays it seems like Read More …
Three years ago, on April 15, 2019, the great cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris burned down. The construction of this incredible piece of architecture began all the way back in the year 1163. That’s fully 613 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence. At the time of the fire, I remember people Read More …
Well, here we are – it’s finally summer. Or, at least, it will be in five days. And yet, for some reason it doesn’t really feel like summer to me. Maybe that’s just because the temperature this weekend was IN THE FORTIES. IN JUNE. WHAT THE HECK. Seriously, though, it’s been bizarrely cold and rainy Read More …
Hey there folks. This week’s trivia is a little short, but I have padded it out by including three small bits of trivia, all related to each other. This week, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her platinum jubilee as crown head of England. This year marks her 70th anniversary since taking the crown. As a result, Read More …
Ahhh, schadenfreude. Is there anything better than seeing someone overconfident in their success suddenly be crushed by their own hubris? To stand spectator and say “look at them, hoisted by their own petard”? But that is a rather strange turn of phrase, isn’t it? It’s one of those sayings that seems to be rather common Read More …