1.     On Writing a Book That Doesn’t Totally Suck: Writing a book is like giving birth to a snarling 8 headed monster. It’s so much more than sitting down in front of your laptop and typing. It’s more like a war, as your own words and ideas battle you and each other. In...

1.   Joe Carter Facts #joecarterfacts are not copies of #chucknorrisfacts. They are the Platonic Form Chuck Norris only wishes he could partake in. 2.     You are older than you think. Born when Ross Perot was warning about a giant sucking sound and Bill Clinton was apologizing for pain in his...

1.     The fridge of the future: George Jetson sold separately.2.     How to pack the ultimate school lunch and be your kid’s hero for all time (or at least through the 4th grade)3.     Gambling for grades: the next best study motivator, or internet gambling gone wrong? 4.    ...

1.     Going to lose your house? Ask Superman to save you!2.     How technology has made romance more Austenian than ever:3.     ?!4.     Judges exercise considerable (and disputed) power right and left- no wait, that would be left and left. 5.     “Civil suit” no...

1.     Free ebooks in tens of different formats! ManyBooks. Many many. 2.     What did Albert Einstein think about god? 3.     A mother who recreates her infant daughter’s dreams and photographs them:4.     Shields up! 5.     Thoughts from 1941: Who Goes Nazi? 6.     ...

1.     Beauty, sentimentality, and the gospel: “Indeed, as the church seeks a role in the arts, it must reclaim a more mature concept of beauty. As we recognize and embrace the heartlonging in many works of art, we may make a convincing proclamation of the whole gospel message. Finding a way...

1.     A Policeman Who Blogs…In Verse 2.     Zombie sign language!3.     Analysis and Commentary on the Comics Page 4.     Ebert on Architecture 5.     The Cult of Originality 6.     Don’t ever ask a professional designer to make a ‘lost cat’ poster.  This...

1. Yet another instance of art proving intractable to science — now, with more shady dealings! 2. Organs to order 3. Analogies are like sandwiches. 4. German Court OK’s pre-implantation genetic screening 5. The Weight of Smut 6. The Chemistry of Fireworks 7.  Your Golden Years May be...

1.     A new thing to do with your iPhone: take arial footage or play helicopter wars with a friend. 2.     Wonder what the new wave is in google technology?  Here’s a guess: it’ll learn your language, not just process it.  For the philosophy nerds, that might mean it’ll...

Dustin Steeve 1. Ben Stein wonders what law gives President Obama the authority to “kick ass” and demand $20 billion from BP?   “The BP behavior is reminiscent of how, immediately after assuming office, Mr. Obama, with no Congressional authority or administrative allowance, simply made a phone...