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“You probably think you’re a Good Guy too. Well, you might be the good guy defending a potential rapist. You might be the good guy making your female friends feel silenced by insisting on interjecting jaunty anecdotes into a serious … Continue reading →

How to create an AI psychopath seems like the sort of thing we might be better off never learning how to do. “A band of brigands eventually collapses in on itself, to paraphrase St Augustine. So the Irish referendum cannot … Continue reading →

Our aging prison population. Cracking down on immigration is a great way to reduce the number of doctors practicing in the US. “Some of the biggest work issues strippers face are not so different from those of other gig economy … Continue reading →

Making China great again. “But in the coming weeks, even more scripted series will tackle misogyny and the impact that inappropriate and/or abusive behavior has on women, so much so that it feels accurate to refer to the upcoming season … Continue reading →

“But I think these attention-grabbing silly questions are also damaging, and that they reflect a harmful, shallow, and ultimately off-putting approach to the Bible itself.” The appeal of MLB in general and the Yankees in particular in South Korea. “Everyone … Continue reading →

“Women’s lives matter. Women’s lives matter more than men’s rules for moral purity. That is the overarching and underlying theme surrounding every biblical discussion of divorce. Get that wrong and you’re in danger, like Ezra, of arriving someplace truly monstrous.” … Continue reading →

You can stop shooting your Yeti cooler now. From the “Be careful what you vote for, you just might get it” department. On the dysfunctional relationship between Lucy and Schroeder. “Following last month’s DNA-driven arrest of a suspect in California’s … Continue reading →

Up, up and away, in my beautiful space-bound balloon. “When the last Toys ‘R’ Us store closes its doors once and for all, the company’s top executives will have pocketed some $8.2 million in retention bonuses for sticking around long … Continue reading →

Some potential advantages for gender-swapping a character in a TV or movie production. Who even knew that the Nancy comic was still a thing, much less that it was generating a ton of controversy over its recent changes? 10 TV … Continue reading →

If the words “Eurovision in space” fill your heart with glee, then this will be of interest to you. “A.M.I.’s thirty-thousand-dollar payment to Sajudin appears to be the third instance of Trump associates paying to suppress embarrassing stories about the … Continue reading →

“Facebook’s baseball broadcast was a vision of the hellish future we deserve”. Diversity in Baseball Begins in Little League. Wishing all the best in retirement to Phil Coyne after EIGHTY-ONE YEARS of service as an usher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. … Continue reading →

“Take care when typing a domain name into a browser address bar, because it’s far too easy to fat-finger a key and wind up somewhere you don’t want to go.” A citizens’ guide to deciphering lobbyist-speak. I support this effort … Continue reading →

The grocery store apocalypse has begun. “The defining fact of digital life is that the web was created in the libertarian frenzy of the 1990s. As we privatized the net, releasing it from the hands of the government agencies that … Continue reading →

In the end, Toys R Us will just have been the first of many businesses of all descriptions facing the same hard demographic truth: Economic growth is extremely difficult without population growth.” Which, by the way, is one of the … Continue reading →

Ichiro Suzuki is one of the most fascinating people, not just baseball players, you’ll ever hear about. “Microsoft is trying to kill the password, and it’s about time.” “Civil society requires the toleration of the expression of opposing viewpoints, no … Continue reading →

“We spent months talking with anti-Trump forces—and they’re not who pundits say they are.” There are a lot more bisexual characters on TV these days. If you’re a Terry Pratchett fan, your cup is about to runneth over. A definitive … Continue reading →

Donald Trump is making more lawyers. You’re welcome, I guess. “In fact, if you’re a Gmail user, the periods in your email address don’t matter at all. Gmail completely ignores them. You can add or remove as many periods as … Continue reading →

Ancient bird poop is surprisingly good at giving answers to ecological questions. How the Grammys stack up against other major awards in terms of female representation. “All in all, the odds are disconcertingly high that Russia, or somebody, has blackmail … Continue reading →

A filter for assholes would really improve Twitter. It would really improve real life, too, though that may be a bit much to ask. Three words: Mutant crayfish clones. You’re welcome. Goddammit, Alamo Drafthouse. You needed to be better than … Continue reading →

Everything you wanted to know about the link between lead and crime but were afraid to ask. Three words: Internet of dildos. You’re welcome. Also, too, Dan Quayle would totally say “Internet of dildoes”. So what’s up with all the … Continue reading →

“In a recent review, published online Jan. 10 in the journal Astrobiology, a trio of scientists from the U.S. and Japan posited that viruses may be spread across interplanetary space. Those researchers want to convince astrobiologists to devote more time … Continue reading →

There’s a good case to be made that collusion is happening again in Major League Baseball. When life hands you lemons, form an organized crime syndicate. Or something like that. From the you can check out any time you like, … Continue reading →

“President Trump’s approval rating fell across a wide swath of demographic groups over his first year in office, including among those seen as important to his base, like white voters, evangelical Christians and those who live in rural areas.” There’s … Continue reading →

What “Meltdown” and “Spectre” mean to you. “Few surprises are more compelling than the recent discovery that falcons are more closely related to parrots than they are to hawks and eagles.” “We Have A New Prime Number, And It’s 23 … Continue reading →

Hope the new year doesn’t already suck for you. The ten worst things Scott Pruitt’s EPA has already done. “How disinformation will be deployed in 2018 and beyond is unclear. What is clear, however, is that the Kremlin believes its … Continue reading →

Boomers, man. They’ve ruined it for the rest of us. Lots of people are coming to terms with past associations with sexual harassers. It’s a tough thing to grapple with, but we’re all the better for being open and honest … Continue reading →

Some rules and observations for Christmas music, which I endorse. “While Republicans in the political class will no doubt cite [Roy] Moore’s loss as proof that their party needs to nominate stronger, more mainstream candidates next year, it’s far from … Continue reading →

The Democratic Party is the most united American party in modern political history. The real-life Bada Bing Club will be closing its doors in New Jersey. What can go wrong when you give Amazon your house key. It’s harder than … Continue reading →

You’ve probably been playing Monopoly incorrectly your whole life. Basically, Yetis are bears. I’ll bet the same is true for Bigfoot. “The Satanic baby-killers have always been with us, even though they have never actually existed. We reinvent them over … Continue reading →

Is this the end of the line for Microsoft Excel? “It should not be possible for anyone observing James Dobson in 2017 to be disappointed, because it should not be possible, in 2017, to have still retained any illusions about … Continue reading →

You tell me there’s an inhabitable planet within feasible travelling distance, I’m so there. “So if you’re feeling adventurous, here’s how you can make your very own roast Facehugger“. “Targeted ads that seem to follow you everywhere online may soon … Continue reading →

“The massive asteroid that slammed into Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs might never have triggered a mass extinction had it struck almost any other part of the planet, scientists claim.” “In a dramatic intellectual turnabout, most archaeologists and other … Continue reading →

“What Happens When A Surrogate Unknowingly Gets Pregnant With Her Own Child At The Same Time She Is Pregnant With Someone Else’s Child?” How to design streets for people in an age of driverless cars. Using optical illusions as traffic-calming … Continue reading →

“It is rare for a new animal species to emerge in front of scientists’ eyes. But this seems to be happening in eastern North America”. What if horror movies actually stop crime, not cause it? It was the flu pandemic, … Continue reading →