Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
Good morning on Sunday, June 12, 2022, and it’s International Falafel Day, saved from cultural appropriation by being “International”. Here are some lovely falafel: I haven’t been to the Middle East, where falafel reins supreme, but here is the best falafel I’ve ever had in my travels. It’s in Paris in the Marais, and there’s … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue
Good day to you on Sunday, August 14, 2022: National Creamsicle Day. I loved these; it was my preferred buy from the Good Humor Man. What a great idea to encase vanilla ice cream inside a coating of orange sherbet! I bet they still make them, but I also bet that they don’t use real … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue
As the Portuguese say, “Bom dia em um dia de corcunda”, for it’s Wednesday November 10, 2021: National Vanilla Cupcake Day, celebrating the blandest cake I can think of. It’s also Sesame Street Day (the program debuted on November 10, 1969), Area Code Day, World Science Day for Peace and Development, United States Marine Corps birthday, … Continue reading Wednesday: Hili dialogue
Good morning on MY BIRTHDAY: Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, the fifth and last day of Coynezaa. I grow old. . . . I grow old. . . And the food day for today is, appropriately, National Bicarbonate of Soda Day. Oy! Because I’m celebrating another trip around the Sun, posting may be light today. It’s … Continue reading Thursday: Hili dialogue
Good morning on the last day of a bad year: Friday, December 31, 2021: National Vinegar Day. Why is the last day of the year Vinegar Day? Well, I suppose the whole year left a sour taste in our mouths. It’s also National Champagne Day, Universal Hour of Peace Day, and Unlucky Day, plus all … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue
It’s the cruelest day of the week: Tuesday, and December 28, 2021, the fourth day of Coynezaa and National Chocolate Day. (On the fourth day of Coynezaa my true love gave to me: four gefilte fish, three matzo balls, two spinning dreidels and a kippah in a pear tree.) Does anybody not like chocolate? I … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Thursday, June 10, 2021: National Iced Tea Day. It’s also National Black Cow Day (a tassty American fountain drink made with root beer and ice cream, also known as a “root beer float”), National Herb and Spice Day, and World Art Nouveau Day. Here’s a nice piece of Art Nouveau furniture that I would … Continue reading Thursday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Saturday, June 12, 2021: National Peanut Butter Cookie Day. It’s also World Gin Day, National Rosé Day (the wine), National Jerky Day, Loving Day (celebrating the 1967 Supreme Court decision of Loving v. Virginia, striking down laws against interracial marriage), World Day Against Child Labour, Superman Day (celebrating the release of the 2013 … Continue reading Saturday: Hili dialogue
