You can get away with a lot if you're a bullsh*tter... Our Books and Arts editor Adam Keiper shares this fascinating thread about a Reddit user who BS'd his way to lots of internet karma... by making a ton of stuff up. He even gave a speech at Harvard about his "accomplishments." The folks at Reddit, not happy their users (who often pride themselves on being the smartest on the Internets) were taken for fools, and have banned the guy from the "AskMeAnything" thread. Speaking of Reddit, this photo of the much celebrated Nork cheerleaders witnessing an imposter of #DearLeader just wins western offensive of #frowndiplomacy. There was also a fake President Trump. Move over rifles... this video of a WW2 Jeep disassembly with military precision is fantastic. The Daily Standard is back! We're excited to announce the return of our daily podcast with a new host: Charlie Sykes. Tune into the second episode with senior writer Michael Warren and associate editor Ethan Epstein. They discuss the long-awaited "Infrastructure Week" and North Korea's so-called "Smile Diplomacy" at the Olympics. RIP Tito Francona. Baseball is about to come back, and sad news for Indians fans like me. Tito Francona, former Indian All-Star, and father of current coach Terry Francona, passed away today at the age of 84. All Hail the YouTube Era. Endorsed by Gov. Abbott and Sen. Cruz, Kathaleen Wall, a candidate for the House, is seeing her recent speech at a candidate forum going viral. Not because she said anything particularly bad, but that she had trouble saying anything at all. Save the date! Join us at the 2018 Weekly Standard Summit. This May 17-20 at the historic Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, join Stephen F. Hayes, Fred Barnes, and Michael Warren and special guests Bret Baier and A.B. Stoddard as they discuss the future of American politics. Book your tickets now. —Jim Swift, Deputy Online Editor Please feel free to send us comments, thoughts and links to dailystandard@weeklystandard.com. -30- |