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Contemplation: The Challenges of Words Obscene but Meaningful

Nathaniel wrote 1 month ago: A little over a month ago I wrote a lengthy contemplation on my love and frequent use of swearing an … more →

Tags: General Destruction, Contemplation, dictionary, Fuck, language, WorDs

Contemplation: Apocolypse, American Style1 comment

Nathaniel wrote 2 months ago: So somehow I missed Slate.com’s week long examination about the possible end of the United Sta … more →

Tags: General Destruction, apocalypse, Big Chill, big crunch, Big Rip, by the waters of babylon, Children of Men, End Times, Mad Max

When Will the Dino Bones Run Out1 comment

Nathaniel wrote 2 months ago: Slate.com’s Explainer answers a question I was just pondering the other day.  The question goe … more →

Tags: Article, Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Discoveries, Evolution, Fossils

Destination secession

sonnypi67 wrote 3 months ago: According to this slate.com article, another in the series that ponders how the United States might … more →

Tags: Gen X, Generation X, Life, Politics, California, Texas, secession

Global warming: a reason to stay in Michigan4 comments

sonnypi67 wrote 3 months ago: According to this slate.com article, part of week-long series that wonders how the United States mig … more →

Tags: Gen X, Generation X, Life, Environment, Detroit, Economics, survival, Weather, Science

Contemplation: Abandonment in an Electronic Age

Nathaniel wrote 5 months ago: Greetings everybody!  I am beginning to realize that I seem to contemplate more things than I am abl … more →

Tags: General Destruction, salon.com, Internet, twitter, Domain, Web 2.0, C#.net, Contemplation, Web

Dos Equis' Most Interesting Man in the World

Nathaniel wrote 5 months ago: Prior to reading Seth Stevenson’s article on the Dos Equis commercials I had no clue that they … more →

Tags: General Destruction, Beer, chuck norris, Dos Equis, Most Interesting Man in the World, Esteban Vihaio, Wes Anderson

Contemplation: Buy Me Some Peanuts and Cracker Jacks . . . and Death?

Nathaniel wrote 5 months ago: Greetings friends, time for another contemplation. This one was sparked by Jon Mooallem’s arti … more →

Tags: General Destruction, death, Baseball, Sports, baseball bat

Never Buy a Bad Bottle of Wine Again: Slate's guide to the importers you can count on

The Mary wrote 6 months ago: http://www.slate.com/id/2217806/ “My father swears he once had a girlfriend who sent him a pos … more →

Tags: Alcohol, Helpful Tools

There's No Klingon Word for Hello

The Mary wrote 6 months ago: http://www.slate.com/id/2217815/ “A history of the gruff but surprisingly sophisticated invent … more →

Tags: language, Movies, Science Fiction

Bringing Media Inside Business

KJR wrote 6 months ago: The PR value of a recent visit by Slate.com reporter Daniel Gross to the University of Wisconsin Bus … more →

Tags: The Ethos of Public Relations, Karl James & Company PR, Karl Robe, daniel gross, University of Wisconsin School of Business, harvard, COLUMBIA, Wharton

How many days?1 comment

Meg wrote 6 months ago: From Vanity Fair IN response to all the “First 100 Days” hype, I’ve been grousing … more →

Tags: DC, democracy, Humor, obama, Politics, Satire, $100 Bill, 100 Days, Benjamin

I'm Human, Computer, I Swear!

brain wrote 7 months ago: http://www.slate.com/id/2216837/ It’s time to move beyond those squiggly letter tests that Web … more →

Tags: technology, The Internets

Dear Prudence Needs a Clue

Peggy Nolan wrote 7 months ago: Dear Prudence gives the WRONG advice to step mom-to-be   Being a step mom is the hardest job on the … more →

Tags: Advice for Step Moms, step moms, Dear Prudence, Advice

Ick but Interesting2 comments

Nathaniel wrote 7 months ago: Constance Casey, over at Slate.com, has written several articles detailing the lives of a number of … more →

Tags: Article, Biology, animals, Evolution, jellyfish, Black widow, Interesting, Constnace Casey, slugs

Scratch that1 comment

brain wrote 7 months ago: http://www.slate.com/id/2216611/ “How cost-effective is it to make homemade pantry staples? … more →

Tags: Food

Newly frugal guy

Mediascaper wrote 7 months ago: Tea and Hypocrisy: Free market — ho-oh! … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Tax Day Tea Party, Socialism, Political hypocrisy, Satire

Journalism Online: Will it work?

mdooling wrote 7 months ago: Steve Brill via Slate.com Steve Brill, founder of American Lawyer and Court TV, has partnered up wit … more →

Tags: steve brill, Gordon Crovitz, Leo Hindery Jr., Journalism [online], Jack Shafer, Fair-use Provisions, Copyright act

Read the Bible

Nay wrote 7 months ago: I don’t come from a faith tradition that’s known for its expertise on Scripture. And I h … more →

Tags: In The News, Quotes, Bible, Religion, Faith, David Plotz, Books


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