I know this has been going around the net, but let me just say there is a reason people are willing to sit through a 70 minute demolition of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. We should all give appreciative thinking a bit more of a try. A New Wardrobe Ethos. [...]

I’m Going Home For Xmas Today Edition

Mario in a petri dish.  I vaguely remember how to do that from second semester biology in undergrad (no I don’t). Lady Gaga is going hire this girl to make a whole outfit. (Pictured) IVF costs $12,000 in the states and $300 in Africa. [...]

For all of you insane pony lovers: Why We Should Be Eating Horses, Not Riding Them. Oh, and the dude is from North Idaho, like me, so he knows his evil equines. OLED Dress is crazy and is used in one of my favorite current ad campaigns, HBSC. io9‘s best of Sci-Fi [...]

How to blow perfect smoke rings. Note: does not teach one how to blow smoke pirate ships through smoke rings. Like language, it seems our brains have a framework that makes them predisposed to make moral decisions. Simpsonized artists. World maps from Information Is Beautiful. Have a mind-destroying, babbling Chulhumas. [...]

It is so cold you can’t make me go outside edition. READY!

As a pencil and paper note-taker, I appreciate this kid’s protest. I love Dali (my mom is a fanatic) and I’m learning to appreciate Miro, so this is a welcome combination. Oh crap, is Avatar going to actually be good? [...]

LGBTSTGNCPOC. Aye carumba. Oh, and they left out neurodiversity, morphodiversity, and able-diversity. Remember people, diversity is contextual, not intrinsic. And “queer” has so much more force than an acronym. What is Non-Western Philosophy? Whoa, man, meta. Tiger meets Trapped in the Closet. I pulled out my Beretta! A non-futurist libertarian tries [...]

Epic Friday Edition

Is Slavery the New Green Energy? How some people can say the things they say with no self-reflection baffles me. Megan’s fun time with Game Theory Economics. Buy it for me: Lightblade Umbrella. The Evolution of the Hipster. How I see the world most of the time. [...]

Pac-Man Rings (pictured) Disability and beauty – a rant. Reopening the Case of the Female Orgasm. (Oh, Jesse Bering.) I cannot wait for Jezebel’s reaction to this one. 30 Periodic Tables Kant’s Philosophy of Aesthetics explained through comic book art. Don’t Just Swallow It. Hold the [...]

Tianhe-1, Jugene, Kraken, Roadrunner, & Jaguar. Wow. Nightmare. Fuel. Bryan Appleyard explains why P.Z. Meyers is such a jerk. Antarctic Eye Candy. Tyler Cowen plus the MR commenters on the Swiss minaret kerfuffle. The Koreans are getting more diverse, whether they like it or not. I wonder [...]