“When a new thing…is presented us our first criticisms are not our truest, best, most homefelt, or most lasting but + more
“When a new thing…is presented us our first criticisms are not our truest, best, most homefelt, or most lasting but + more
From yesterday’s New York Times: Robert N. Hall’s legacy can be found at almost every checkout counter—that little red blinking + more
Yeah, I know, it’s been a month since we last posted anything—a new record, if I’m not mistaken. But we’ve + more
While police are investigating reports of zombie raccoons in Youngstown, Ohio, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “surprised + more
Today’s miscellany is all about music. So if you don’t dig on tunes, you can go ahead and stop reading + more
“Good work is always rare, because the iron law of talent is that a few have a lot, some have + more
The Norks have nukes, there’s an Oompa Loompa in the White House, and Hot & Spicy Cinnamon Oreos are a + more
“Contrary to popular opinion,” writes Ian Bogost in the Atlantic, “malls are great, and they always were.” Did you know + more
So we’re midway through Black History Month, which can be pretty intimidating for white folk like me in an era + more
In an interview at Vulture, New York magazine’s culture and entertainment site, the legendary Quincy Jones has a lot to say—about Big Pharma, + more
Presenting my third annual iPics of 2017. I shared twelve images last year, but this time around I could only + more
Today is Friday. Normally, that would be cause for celebration. The weekend is nigh; the promise of fun and frivolity + more
I have good news and bad news. First, the good news: The end of the world isn’t happening any time + more
There’s a chapter in Leszek Kołakowski’s wonderful Why Is There Something Rather than Nothing? 23 Questions from Great Philosophers (Basic Books, 2007) entitled + more