April 20, 2018
Ratio of newspaper coverage to actual deaths
Kidney disease and heart disease are both about 10 times underrepresented in the news, while…
April 20, 2018
Queen of Corgis
The royal corgis have earned plenty of stamps in their respective passports, as they're frequent…
April 20, 2018
Are ‘Learning Styles’ Real?
That same year, a Journal of Educational Psychology paper found no relationship between the study…
April 12, 2018
Snip-snap, snip-snap, snip-snap.
Greg gets on the phone and the executives are on the other line, on speakerphone.…
March 31, 2018
Tarot cards: a tool of cold tricksters or wise therapists?
‘Why does tarot survive?’ In a sense, tarot does encode wisdom – albeit within an…
March 19, 2018
In Praise of A.D.H.D. – The New York Times
To thrive in this frenetic world, certain cognitive tendencies are useful: to embrace novelty, to…
March 18, 2018
The Perfect Selfishness of Mapping Apps
Apps like Waze, Google Maps, and Apple Maps may make traffic conditions worse in some…
March 18, 2018
Want to Be Happy? Try Moving to Finland – The New York Times
“Happiness can change, and does change, according to the quality of the society in which…
February 24, 2018
Gothamist, LAist, and DCist Will Return, Thanks to a Boost From Public Radio | WIRED
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February 23, 2018
Why Is Tiny Norway Totally Dominating the Winter Olympics? – The Ringer
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February 17, 2018
How the Elderly Lose Their Rights
For years, Rudy North woke up at 9 A.M. and read the Las Vegas Review-Journal…
February 17, 2018
Wendy’s Shabbat | Wendy’s Shabbat
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February 16, 2018
Donald Trump, the Playboy Model Karen McDougal, and a System for Concealing Infidelity | The New Yorker
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February 6, 2018
(13) Falcon Heavy Test Flight – YouTube
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February 4, 2018
The Full ‘Haunted Toaster’ Segment is Too Incredible to Be Believed
So sure was I that nothing could ever top the Today Show's "Haunted Toaster" demonstration…
January 24, 2018
These Chinese-Russian Communist Propaganda Posters Look Like Ads For Interracial Gay Marriage
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January 22, 2018
Branded in Memory
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January 12, 2018
BadDecisionDino comments on ‘A New Low.’
The most offensive part about Trump's comments today wasn't the word "shithole". It was the…
January 11, 2018
Tonya Harding Would Like Her Apology Now
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. — Tonya Harding’s name isn’t Tonya Harding anymore. “My name is Tonya…
January 5, 2018
Pizza Roulette
“Tell us how many pizzas you want and where to send them. After that, your…
December 13, 2017
Salma Hayek: Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too – The New York Times
“We are finally becoming conscious of a vice that has been socially accepted and has…
December 7, 2017
The depressing lesson of political sex scandals
“who survives this kind of scandal? The ones that are the least repentant — and…
November 22, 2017
Nobody Would Have Been Surprised If I Had Died
It starts somewhere. It starts in the home. I know what a mass shooter can…
November 13, 2017
Do cities have colors? – Curbed
“Color is a significant element in a city’s spirit. Yellow taxis add bright streaks to…