An extremely well presented 15 minute overview of the region and it's history.

For years I was a loyal fan of the Colbert Report. Hilarious show. Then he sold out to the network and began pandering to the woke. Most importantly he stopped being funny. He became a self absorbed douchebag...zero humility. Then there's the fact that his show's ad revenue has dropped over 40% since 2018 (from about $121 million to $70 million). It's estimated that the Late Show which costs $100 million to produce loses about $40-$50 million per year. And he complains ab

You know what this means! Goldman Slacks is planning on doing some business with the Dark Lord. And I have a good shot being a new board member (if they can overlook my lack of expertise). Goldman Sachs Plans to Scrap DEI Criteria for Its Board Race, sexual orientation and other DEI factors will no longer be taken into account when the board’s governance committee identifies new potential directors By AnnaMaria Andriotis, WSJ Feb. 16, 2026 Goldman Sachs plans to remove race,

Next Monday begins a special economics column on the Report hosted by Milt Friedman. And don't give me all that bullcrap that he's dead. He's not dead to me! BTW: I trust Zuck not to let this stuff get out of hand. He gets a bad rap but is actually a pretty good guy. That is compared to Stalin. Meta patents AI that lets dead people post from the great beyond Meta’s latest patent outlines AI that could mimic dead users’ activity across Facebook and Instagram, but the comp

Really? Don't understand? Snitz will explain: There's a famous Norse saying, "there's no bad weather only bad clothing". These guys are tough...Viking tough. It's freezing, windy and there's no daylight. January for example averages 7 hours of lite per day in Oslo, Zero hours in Tromso. These guys are used to suffering. They don't care. They're carved out of granite. They don't channel kids into basketball, football or baseball. No, just clomping around with skis or skat

No not Gov Fatso stupid, the other fam member. Honestly, I could never stay in a Hyatt Hotel after this. Too shameful. Unless of course I got a tremendous room rate and free breakfast. Thomas Pritzker, Named in Epstein Files, Retires as Hyatt Executive Chairman Hotelier communicated with both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell By John Keilman, WSJ Feb. 16, 2026 4:53 pm ET Thomas Pritzker retired as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels, saying he wanted to protect the compan

Just kidding. I'd never trust ChatGPT. Facebook knows you, loves you, understands you. Don't let your sister fix you up...that never works out. Quartz Media Feb 17, 2026 “Will you write my dating app bio?” used to be a favor you asked a friend. Now, it’s a platform feature. Facebook Dating will draft a version, Bumble will generate one, too, and Tinder will happily nudge the whole dating app experience toward something smoother, safer, and more swipeable. AI is being sold

Basically, most starve. Today about 70% make around $25,000/year as adjunct professors. They'd make more money as electricans. A lot more. Even tenured profs don't get paid much. Talk about a rough career. Sure I'm a tenured rocket scientist at MIT, but my real salary comes from being a hired gun for Space X. I also think most of my students are a bunch of whining coddled crybabies. While all this is going down, the cost of a college degree has spiraled due to ramped admin

BTW...I'm feeling a little nauseous about owning a home in Illinois. Most are lying.

I fired up Claude Ai to calculate the probability that you might suffer an investment loss (S&P 500 index fund for example). If you're only investing for one year, the chance of losing money is about 25%, If you're investing for 5 years the chance drops to 12.5%. By 10 years the chance drops to 6%. Arithmetically speaking, equity investing is risky in the short term, but not necessarily in the long term.

Listen, I know what you're thinking. Thomas Spritzler mingles like Bill Clinton at a college mixer with lots of interns. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sure I appear to be the life of the party. Mister Entertainment. But inside I'm a burning cauldron of insecurity. I think this stems from the fact that I'm a sociopath. How to network when you’re socially anxious Do networking events fill you with dread? Here’s how to manage your fears, show up, and take advantage

I absolutely loved this guy. Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore is one of my top five movie characters of all time. I've tried to model my journalistic career on him. An absolute inspiration.

I'd like to apologize in advance for calling Eileen an unpatriotic miserable beach. Sorry. Bad Tommy. Honestly I didn't mean that. The fact that her family is from the US, she grew up in the US and attended Stanford means nothing. She got paid off by China to slap her moniker on her back because she's committed to Xi's exceptional human rights record. Suck it Gu! Eileen Gu fails to defend Big Air title in Olympics heartbreake By Jared Schwartz, NY Post Published Feb. 16,

Honestly, I'm spending so much time pressing the flesh, glad handing, promoting myself...I barely have time to meditate and contemplate the impact I'm having on the world of journalism. I need more time alone dagnabbit! Americans are spending more time at home and alone, and money shapes who can opt out Sherwood News Feb 16, 2026 With the Covid lockdowns now a moderately foggy memory for most, the last few years have seen many habits that defined the pandemic era become more

If only Voldemort could learn from me! I'm always shoveling the tabloid slop with a silver tongue. You guys lap it up. In Munich, Rubio Points to a Path Forward for the GOP The secretary of state makes a forceful case for Trump’s policies without his stylistic excesses. By Gerard Baker, WSJ Feb. 16, 2026 12:08 pm ET Marco Rubio’s elegantly bravura speech at the Munich Security Conference Saturday sharpens the question for Republicans back on this side of the Atlantic: What

Sit down Grasshopper. Learn from the music sensei!

OMG, I'd be the life of the party. Meta’s AI glasses could soon “ The Deep View Feb 16, 2026 Smart glasses bring AI into your world. They could also identify anyone in it. Meta has dominated the AI smart-glasses market, with its Ray-Ban collaboration becoming the world's best-selling AI glasses, moving over 7 million units sold in the past year. The appeal lies in seamlessly integrating mics, cameras, and speakers into a lightweight design. However, a New York Times report re

I've begun to wonder if the "shortage" may have sabotaged the performances of several famous US athletes? I think we know who I'm talking about here. Olympic athletes promised fresh stocks of condoms on Valentine’s Day after villages run short February 14, 2026 AP MILAN (AP) — On Valentine’s Day at the Milan Cortina Olympics, a renewed supply of free condoms for the athlete villages was promised by the organizers after going short during the week. “We can confirm that condom

Why you should pay $10,000 to be a summer intern at the Spritzler Report? You want to attend an Ivy? Right? You need to build up that resume to become a Am Lit major and spend $400,000 over four years to be unemployable. Yes? Then tell your parents to stop hoarding their money and drill it. You future is about to leave the station. All aboard on the Spritzler Report Intern Express. For College Applicants, Pressure to Make Summers Count Has Gotten Even Worse Teens scramble

You expected me to make a snide remark. Didn't you! No! I'm a compassionate human being. I have decided to forgive the Quad God. Olympic fans worried by ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin’s concerning TikTok posts By Cooper Albers, NY Post Published Feb. 15, 2026 Fans have begun to worry about Ilia Malinin, who reposted some emotionally concerning videos to TikTok following his stunning loss in the free skate at the Winter Olympics. Nicknamed the “Quad God” for his signature quadrupl