October 10, 2017 0 Why Things are Tawdry The word “tawdry” is an adjective which means “gaudy” or “showy and [...]
October 9, 2017 0 The Ben and Jerry’s Flavor that Left a Bad Taste Behind When it comes to experimenting with flavors of ice cream, none are as aggressive or creative as the people at [...]
October 6, 2017 0 The Weekender, October 6, 2017 1) “Christ in the Garden of Endless Breadsticks” (Eater, 19 minutes, October 2017). Alternative [...]
October 4, 2017 0 The Great Virtual Rabbit Massacre of 2017 Rabbits can be pests — just ask anyone in Australia. The animals aren’t native to the island [...]
October 3, 2017 0 Why Once You Pop, You Can’t Stop The above — the “once you pop, you can’t stop” part, at least — was once the tagline for [...]
October 2, 2017 0 When Baseball Players Left it on the Field At a very early age, our parents, teachers, and caregivers tell us to clean up after ourselves. Put away the [...]
September 29, 2017 0 The Weekender, September 29, 2017 1) “The German schoolboy jailed for writing to the BBC” (BBC, 8 minutes, September 2017). This [...]
September 28, 2017 0 The Town that Drives Itself Ghost towns have a few hallmark features — lots of buildings, lots of roads, and no residents. These [...]
September 26, 2017 0 Why We Yawn Okay, let’s start by apologizing: the subject of this article probably made you yawn. According to a [...]
September 25, 2017 0 The Man Who Ate Potatoes. Lots of Potatoes. If you haven’t read the 2014 book The Martian, well, you should. (It’s excellent.) There’s [...]