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Four years ago today, I wound up in the ICU

Four years ago today -- Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 -- I was newly-separated, feeling chills, and having difficulty breathing. By…

11 years ago

“Kitty, no!”

You can't tell Kitty what to do:

11 years ago

You know why all pop songs sound the same these days? Because they ARE.

Musician Gregory Todd noticed the similarities among these six country hits... Sure Be Cool If You Did by Blake Shelton…

11 years ago

Two classic French responses to the Charlie Hebdo tragedy

Asterix creator Albert Uderzo came out of retirement at the age of eighty-seven to show his support for the French…

11 years ago

Missed connection (with special guest Jimmy Fallon)

This series of photos reminds me of Whittier's line: “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are…

11 years ago

How does it know?

This just popped up on my computer's screen: So it would seem that I'm supposed to have an epiphany tomorrow.…

11 years ago

Eugene Stern shows another way to do the math that the New York Times didn’t

Eugene Stern, who blogs at Sense Made Here, describes himself as "interested in math and modeling and how they are used…

11 years ago

What if capitalists actually LOVE economic crises, unemployment, and stagnation?

Adapted from a graph from Nitzan and Bichler's essay. Click it to see the source. "Follow the money" is generally…

11 years ago