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[[PROFESSOR JEHOSHABLATT stands.  A car is upside down behind him, emitting black smoke.  A cormorant sits on the destroyed vehicle, holding a revolver in its mouth. Meanwhile, the professor has a birdcage over his head, one hand crammed into a air horn, a claw hammer in the other hand, and a chair with no seat looped around his elbow.  He speaks to LEENDA, who surveys the scene.]]

JEHOSHABLATT: Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether you’re being unreasonably critical of me, or if I’m enormously incompetent.

LEENDA: The latter is science, the former is sport.

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#1515; Gaping at the Vapid transcribed by in

[[PROFESSOR JEHOSHABLATT stands.  A car is upside down behind him, emitting black smoke.  A cormorant sits on the destroyed vehicle, holding a revolver in its mouth. Meanwhile, the professor has a birdcage over his head, one hand crammed into a air horn, a claw hammer in the other hand, and a chair with no seat looped around his elbow.  He speaks to LEENDA, who surveys the scene.]]

JEHOSHABLATT: Sometimes it's hard to tell whether you're being unreasonably critical of me, or if I'm enormously incompetent.

LEENDA: The latter is science, the former is sport.

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Why do we look at car wrecks? For a glimpse of our distorted reflections in the twisted metal and shattered glass, staring dully back at ourselves.

#1515; Gaping at the Vapid

  — April 23rd, 2020

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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