April 1, 2020
The Electric Baked Biscuit
A more compelling explanation is that the Triscuit is just a next-level Biscuit, perhaps referring…
February 24, 2020
Tom From The Great Gatsby
My boss arrives from his vacation not knowing anything about my viral tweet. He opens…
February 10, 2020
The destructive power of lies
Confronting lies sometimes means confronting difficult truths about one’s self and one’s own country. It…
January 16, 2020
Turn left around drug store
The Live Map was a glass-enclosed brass dial attached to the outer edge of the…
January 15, 2020
Goodnight Goodnight Moon
She supposedly had a custom-made rubber stamp reading “NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PURCHASE BY EXPERT,” and…
December 10, 2019
The Squarest Possible Existentialist Hero
He is one of TV’s archetypal father figures: the way he flashes mild disappointment when…
July 1, 2019
The Quest For McDonald’s Pizza
Not looking to isolate any of their car-ridden customers, though, the company actually designed new…
July 1, 2019
The Streetscape Symphony
“I like to say bricks are like brushstrokes or like pixels: the more bricks you…
May 10, 2019
Design of the National Pastime
The first step the league took in updating their look was darkening the colours of…
April 23, 2019
The Data All Guilt-Ridden Parents Need
In 1980, 8.6 percent of first births were to women over 30; by 2015 this…
February 14, 2019
H20 To Go
If you can understand why so many people would spend 50 bucks on a water…
December 7, 2018
Kubrick Remembered
“Stanley only used stereo on 2001 and Eyes Wide Shut,” Vitali told me. “The others…
September 18, 2018
Thank You Brad Culpepper
"Monica, I came on here as a shield. Through my fault, or no fault of…
September 14, 2018
Grandma Shirley on Skyrim
“What I like is traveling across the country, looking in all the caves, discovering places,…
September 12, 2018
Chris Van Allsburg, Illustrator
"The contemplation of an audience contaminates the artistic process," he says. "It's never for anybody…
September 9, 2018
A horn of plenty spilling rotten fruit
She can see a ragged fool’s parade marching into the future, some wearing jeans that…
September 6, 2018
From within the Obal Office
"Even better than gorge Washington DC." Source: The Onion has chosen to publish an anonymous…
August 29, 2018
What is Synthwave?
“synthwave is the music for a future that never happened but everyone dreamed about in…
August 17, 2018
Songs of the Summer
"Things are loosening up a little. The old Katy Perry doesn't sound fly anymore." Source:…
July 18, 2018
Bourdain Confidential
"I find, again and again, just by spending the time, by asking very simple questions,…
July 8, 2018
Fearless
“If you fear difference, you learn nothing.” Source: Hannah Gadsby's Nanette (Netflix)
July 2, 2018
Would you rather…
be perceived as likable or competent? List: 17 Real-Life Would-You-Rathers I, a Woman, Have Had…
July 2, 2018
D’J Pancake
I'm going to come back to West Virginia when this is over. There's something ancient…
June 30, 2018
Old lesbians try new lesbian slang
"That's from the 70's!" Source: Into More
June 16, 2018
Trash Panda’s Big Adventure
In hindsight, the sequence sounds straightforward. But for those who actively watched this journey to…
June 11, 2018
On the dark history of intelligence as domination
The story of intelligence begins with Plato. In all his writings, he ascribes a very…
June 1, 2018
When It Rains, It Pours!
So, here's what I dig about blogging: You can write about anything your heart holds…
June 1, 2018
Why Do Americans Stay When Their Town Has No Future?
In recent years Americans have grown less likely to migrate for opportunity. As recently as…
May 9, 2018
Every Culture Appropriates
The Western culture of personal autonomy and equal dignity is a precious thing precisely because…
May 8, 2018
From ‘Recommended’ to ‘Suggested’ to ‘Mandatory’
"Which leads me to wonder about the civic good will behind — and institutional wisdom…