I've been surprised by the criticism that's been been so widespread about the use of #BringBackOurGirls. John Stewart [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/13/1298977/-Jon-Stewart-starts-F-ckYouRush-for-Limbaugh-attacking-Michelle-Obama-over-kidnapped-Nigerian-girls?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dailykos%2Findex+%28Daily+Kos%29] pretty…
Gizmodo reports that Dean Kamen's DEKA arm has been approved by the FDA for sale to the public [http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/FN5JgQ_jI2g/fda-approves-first-prosthetic-arm-controlled-by-muscle-1574530219] . There's much older video available that gives an idea of what installing this arm entails [http://gizmodo.…
How appropriate is it that this appeared on the Vintage Anchor site [http://vintageanchorbooks.tumblr.com/post/84874369261/what-is-the-use-of-a-house-if-you-havent-got-a] the same day a rather ominous National Climate Assessment [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/videos/#101982] was released? > "What is the use of a house if you haven’t…
Sports seem to hold sway over American consciousness—I don't know whether it's more accurate to say that they or warfare provide the metaphorical backdrop for our political contests. I'm troubled that sports seem to hold sway in the current debate over paying college…
To be remembered, reviewed, treasured. Maybe even dusted off on troublesome occasions. > We received a letter from the Writers’ War Board the other day asking for a statement on “The Meaning of Democracy.” It presumably is our duty to comply with such a request, and it is certainly our…
> The older we get, the more our memories start to fail us. This is just an unfortunate side effect of having a squishy, non-robotic body. However, there's one great way you can help improve your brain's memory: laugh.P > According to research from Loma…
I've been on a quest to find out as much as I can about bagels and bialys since I read about Montreal bagels in a notice about the new Black Seed Bagels [http://blackseedbagels.com] in the paper [http://nyti.ms/1mvwDjO] last week. Grub Street [http://www.…
> Social media is turning us all into a nation of Herzogs, writers of whiny letters that we send out into the void. http://t.co/RqcNZnPSWu. — The New Republic (@tnr) May 5, 2014 [https://twitter.com/tnr/statuses/463319363605766144] >When you think about it, this is an odd…