So apparently I missed out on this, because none of my friends are stupid enough to believe it, but there's an image that's been making the rounds on social media, having been re-tweeted and shared by over 500,000 people. Here is that image. The headline that accompanied it says "Giant Squid Discovered On California Coast... Continue Reading →
DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK
In April of 2009, I started this blog to give myself an outlet for the stupidity and irrationality of the world. I get angry about a lot of things in the world, and the blog was how I got angry without getting angry at anyone. Internally, once I'd written about something, it was done. I... Continue Reading →
18 REASONS WHY I AM WRONG: A RESPONSE
Two weeks ago, in my triumphant return to writing, as I am determined to keep calling it, I wrote a piece called Six Reasons You Shouldn't Take Dietary Advice From Cavemen. It was on my blog and I posted it to the Facebook page, anticipating the usual 300 or so pageviews. Then the post hit /r/paleo,... Continue Reading →
SIX REASONS YOU SHOULDN’T TAKE DIETARY ADVICE FROM CAVEMEN
EDIT: I've written a followup to this post here. Today, to kick off my triumphant return to writing, we're going to talk about the so-called "paleo" diet. At least four people I know have "gone paleo," as they annoyingly insist on calling the decision to eat this particular way. It's all very new-age and exciting, like... Continue Reading →
A NOTE ON MY LONG ABSENCE
It's hard to say what inspires me to write this blog, but obviously whatever I've been doing since October isn't it. I've only written three things in the last eight months, and let's be honest, that last one was shit. The one about comets and crap was pretty good though. Anyway. I think part of it... Continue Reading →
HERE IS A STUPID IDEA THAT IS STUPID
Hey there! You know how, each morning, you have a cup of hot coffee and then mess around on your phone, reading Facebook updates or whatever?And you know how, every time you do that, you wish that your phone was simultaneously being charged and that your coffee was getting cold faster?No? What's that? You're saying... Continue Reading →
THE MOST AWESOME THING IN SPACE (IF YOU HAVE THE MATURITY OF A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD)
There's a lot of science that's kind of boring if you don't understand it or its implications. I get that. But there's also a lot of stuff that's awesome in the world of science, despite being almost literally unbelievable when you first hear about it. This is one that I was perusing recently that, upon... Continue Reading →
DEATH FROM THE SKIES! OR SOMETHING.
First of all, the first sentence of this post's title is taken from Phil Plait's book of the same name, which is awesome. It looks like this. You should buy it and read it, and then make all the people you know do the same thing. It's a really good book and Phil is really... Continue Reading →
ELECTROLUX’S TEN DESIGN LAB FINALISTS (ARE ALL FUCKING STUPID): PART TWO
Last week, we talked about the first five finalists (I don't think they're ranked in any way) of the Electrolux Design Lab Competition. All of them, as you may recall, were the product of the drug-fueled raves/Photoshop parties that I have no choice but to believe are the chief activity of all design students. In... Continue Reading →
ELECTROLUX’S TEN DESIGN LAB FINALISTS (ARE ALL FUCKING STUPID): PART ONE
Think back to what you were doing on Wednesday, September first, 2010… Don't remember? It's ok, I do. You were eagerly reading through that morning's blog post from your favorite internet writer (me) because I assume you're all loyal and dedicated readers who have been with me from the start. The headline in question was... Continue Reading →
HOW PINTEREST IS MAKING WOMEN INTOLERABLE
If you read the title and are already upset, then you're already part of the problem. If you don't want to read the opinions of those who think differently than you, you might as well close the browser and move on. Speaking of which, women. I have long said that women are too nice to... Continue Reading →
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO’S BEEN PAYING ATTENTION
So at some point last … early this month, the blog surpassed 200,000 all-time pageviews. I was going to make a big deal out of it, but I forgot and now we're at 202 thousand and something, so yeah. Thanks to everyone who reads the blog, "likes" the Facebook page, and follows me on Twitter.... Continue Reading →
BLOW ME, YOU’LL FEEL BETTER
Yes, I know, that was a somewhat crude title. It is not, however, misleading. You see, a little while ago I read on Inhabitots (Inhabitat's despicable hellspawn) the following headline: I was intrigued, naturally. And being a responsible and intelligent member of the human race, I naturally look up the original study every time the... Continue Reading →
18 COMMENTS ON SCIENCE THAT MAKE ME SAD
You've all heard of Richard Branson, right? He started Virgin Records from the crypt of a church when he was a teenager and now he's a multi-billionaire. He also owns Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Mobile, and 400 other companies. He also tried to set the speed record for sailing across the Atlantic in 1985 (and... Continue Reading →
THE HORRIFYING IMPLICATIONS OF CHILDHOOD NUTRITION
I'm going to show you an advertisement that's been on TV a lot recently. If you watch TV, you've probably seen it. What you didn't see are its terrifying implications. Here's the ad. Seems fairly innocent, right? You even get that fun imagery of the donut with the hole in it at the end. Now... Continue Reading →
