Is the McRib—that heavenly handful of sticky, porky goodness—just an arbitrage strategy on the part of McDonald’s? That certainly explains + more
Is the McRib—that heavenly handful of sticky, porky goodness—just an arbitrage strategy on the part of McDonald’s? That certainly explains + more
“One of the paradoxes of research, writes Dr. Thomas Fink, “is that, time and again, the most far-reaching discoveries are + more
Happy 2021, y’all! Things have piled up a bit during our absence, so we’ll just start the new year by + more
Since we’ll be taking a couple of weeks off from posting, here are some links to keep you occupied: “[E]very + more
There’s an interesting feature on Tom Voigt, founder and publisher of ZodiacKiller.com, in the December issue of Portland Monthly. As + more
From the journal of James Boswell, December 15, 1762: The enemies of the people of England who would have them + more
“The faces of observers and SES staff members reflected relief and delight as the fireball and subsequent smoke cloud developed.” + more
Ken Layne is a weird dude. And I say this as a guy who subscribes to Layne’s delightful periodical and + more
Ever wanted to brush up on your Hittite? Listen to someone recite Beowulf in the original Old English? Get knee-deep + more
“Everything they said to each other, how they interacted, was nothing but a dance. It was hilarious to watch two + more
If you experience fits of schadenfreude whenever pretentious artsy-fartsy types get their comeuppance—and who doesn’t, really?—you’re gonna love this account of + more
Thanks to a little help from the latest book by Rich Landers, the missus and I spent a good chunk + more
One of the few Gen-X characteristic that actually applies to me is slacker.* I’m about as lazy and unambitious as + more
“The world is a wild and unlikely place,” writes Katherine Rundell in a short but delightful essay in the latest + more