Halifax-based Kate Beaton draws funny historical comics at her site, Hark, a Vagrant! In her latest comic, she pokes fun…
When I was young, I used to cringe when adults made clumsy, if well-intentioned, attempts to speak in what they…
I know I should be recoiling in horror at this sight, but as a fan of biscuits and gravy, I’m curious…
Those of you who’ve been reading this blog for a while know that hedonics – the study of what makes…
Ah, student life. While waiting to do a presentation at Fanshawe College in London, I had a quick student lunch,…
Pedro da Costa’s tweet about “Mount Cut ’n’ Paste” – my own name for the Icelandic volcano, since cut-and-paste is…
Because the Confederates were committing treason in defense of slavery. Be sure to read the article Lest We Forget Why…
Okay, I get the missing “13” (bad luck in Western cultures) and no numbers with “4” in them (bad luck…
This combo kit, available at am/pm stores in Japan and featuring two packs of Marlboro Ice Mint cigarettes and a…
My tech show for kids, Developer Junior, premieres today on Butterscotch.com! In this episode, Junior (the puppet) and I (the…