Joel Swagman (Reviews / TESOL)

The news today is not good.  I don't even know what to say. *  Senior Minnesota US attorneys quit over DOJ demand they ‘investigate’ wid...

We live in times that make you just want to scream, huh? Philip DeFranco is once again worth watching in full: JIMMY KIMMEL IS BACK, Disney ...

If you're not already in the habit of watching Philip DeFranco, today's news program is worth watching in full: Charlie Kirk Assassi...

For the past several years, whenever I am conversing about current events, I often find myself starting out by stating , "I know at thi...

It looks like the Michigan statewide state-wide interlibrary loan service called MeLCat may be in danger. I got the following email from my ...

I took the kids to the park today.  The air was grey, and it reminded me of the way the air looks on a polluted air day back in Saigon .  Bu...

Serious question: What is our long term objective in Ukraine? Is it realistic for Ukraine to win this war?  Can Ukraine actually get back th...

Because of my upbringing, I spent my formative years in conservative Christian culture, and I consider myself well-versed in conservative Ch...

Information is of course still coming out, but based on this CNN profile of the shooter , I wouldn't be surprised if the shooter was ent...

Well, it looks like Google Podcast is finally gone . I've been using Google Podcast to listen to my podcasts  for the past several years...

Split of 1924 -- Interesting Random Facts Is the Christian Reformed Church in the process of splitting?   That's certainly the impressio...

From VNexpress: Saigonese suffer longest heat wave in 30 years The article contains this depressing line at the end: El Nino is forecast to ...

From Vnexpress: Heat waves to sweep across Vietnam during long weekend holiday It's scary, but the climate crisis is no longer something...

From VNExpress: Tunnel construction causes monthlong traffic jam in HCMC This is (*sigh*) my daily commute.

Well, it finally happened.  The event Twitter has long been waiting for.   From CNN:  Henry Kissinger, a dominating and polarizing force in ...

From CNN: Maine communities still grieving after shooting rampage are under stay-at-home orders as manhunt for suspect continues . A friend ...

Okay, I guess it's time to tap the sign again.  " Death is a poor way of getting rid of one's enemy " Pat Robertson finall...

Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary (1971) | LIVE -- Sharing Music I Like I mentioned several months ago that I was playing a lot of songs o...

I'm obviously a few days late on this.  I've been having limited Internet access while I'm at my in-laws . But anyway... The leg...

Happy Lunar New Year, and welcome to 2023, the Year of the Cat. What's that you say?  You say it's actually the year of the rabbit. ...