And that makes the United States is the...
We went to the Capitol, to get Mama’s press pass. And that’s important because it...
Apr 29th
Skeleton key
I often wonder if skeletons are recognizable. Like, aside from the sadness of dying and, um, being...
Apr 29th
Our brains work disturbingly similarly,...
notrgb: you know that song by tribe called “hot sex” notrgb: and it says “hot sex...
Apr 29th
"True Life: I Still Find 'True Life'...
Remember when “True Life” on MTV was really kind of shocking, in an MTV-documentarian...
Apr 29th
I like No. 10
The Googley Design Principles: 1. Focus on people—their lives, their work, their dreams. 2....
Apr 28th
Listen
crumbler: Grizzly Bear covers Paul Simon’s “Graceland.” Yes please and thank you.
Apr 27th
“It smells like a fruit bat in there.”
— Myke, walking past the...
— Myke, walking past the...
Apr 27th
Ellyfunt!
The Baltimore zoo has a baby elephant, and his name was revealed today: Samson. That’s a...
Apr 26th
Not bidding
Leaving a house party last night, where the house is for sale, we saw not one, not two, but three...
Apr 26th
Six-word journalism mottoes
Doing more with less since 1690 — Ken Fuson, Des Moines Register We’ll always have...
Apr 25th
“The concept of pre-heating probably originated during that...”
— “Easy-Fake Oven” -...
— “Easy-Fake Oven” -...
Apr 25th
“I will wake up each morning bright and early, eager to see one of the many wonderful videos...
Apr 23rd
“Sometimes you have to act as if acting will make a...”
— Michael Pollan on why bother...
— Michael Pollan on why bother...
Apr 23rd
'American History X'
momosocks: So I meant to go to the gym last night, but American History X was on tv and I had to...
Apr 22nd
Mimi Smartypants has been extra good...
ON A MUCH MILDER NOTE Another internet-related thing that drives me bugfuck is a messageboard that...
Apr 22nd
“In nearly 1,000 counties that together are home to about 12...”
— Life Expectancy Drops for Some...
— Life Expectancy Drops for Some...
Apr 22nd
I'm a little behind on getting to this story,...
Apr 22nd
Will this be the first of many 'What has...
I read Supa’s fine post on Twitter, about a month into me trying to figure this application...
Apr 21st
Apr 21st
Dealing with stress differently
Baltimary: blarg i am reaching the peak of my stress level notrgb: uh oh notrgb: harness that stress...
Apr 21st
Printable pinhole cameras!
Apr 21st
The hot dog race: the best part of an Orioles game. But how...
Apr 19th
greatgreybrains:
pay phones: A decorative phone booth near...
Apr 17th
The complete contents of a folder in my...
An invitation to a wedding I did not attend of two acquaintances from college My sister’s...
Apr 17th
This would solve so many problems for me.
Apr 16th
A series of photos in which food takes the shape of its...
Apr 15th
Aaron Sorkin’s 1995 movie “The American President” is like half of a “West...
Apr 15th
A question for lawyers
Is it better to make an argument based on one, central, key point, or should you add more,...
Apr 15th
Post-modern politeness
In South Korea, some car have windshield stickers of their cell phone numbers for when they...
Apr 14th
Colin Meloy described his solo show last night as a “campfire singalong,” which seemed...
Apr 14th
“I miss meat and blood very much. Not vegetables because they...”
— The diary of a Maasai chief,...
— The diary of a Maasai chief,...
Apr 14th
Today's thriftyness
Purchased from sidewalk sale by buildingmate: Music box with yellow and blue birds on it Blue...
Apr 13th
10 Businesses Facing Extinction in 10...
dihard: A 2007 article from Entrepreneur.com discusses the odds of survival of ten industries....
Apr 13th
Ew ew ew ew ew ew EW!
Apr 11th
A Sun reporter's dispatches from Afghanistan...
Apr 11th
stumblepeach:
inky: The beginning of John Campbell’s...
Apr 10th
He said it first
Reading Ryan Adams’ Tumblr is like “Oh my god whatever et cetera.”
Apr 10th
Yesterday afternoon, on a national program on a national radio network that shall go unnamed, I...
Apr 10th
Flickr has video!
Apr 9th
Unlike urban poverty, which runs like a mineral vein through the nation’s collective culture and...
Apr 8th
It was a strange sensation to drive into the parking lot behind my old Richmond apartment and notice...
Apr 8th
Linkathon
A host of links texted to me by my brother yesterday, when I then painstakingly typed into my...
Apr 8th
These desktop wallpapers are pretty.
Apr 8th
Something happens when you assume, but I...
In the hardware store this morning, while trying to purchase a coil snake to unclog a drain, every...
Apr 8th
A excerpt from the Juror Qualification...
Under certain conditions you may be excused from jury duty. 5. Do you wish to be excused? If yes,...
Apr 6th
And then: a reinterpretation of "How to...
Step one. Write it down on a scap of paper. Step two, put paper “somewhere where...
Apr 2nd
How to think.
Apr 2nd
Well. OK, then.
notrgb: you remind me of an early 90s song
Apr 2nd
Dear Economist
Q: One chocolate bar is worth 20p, but two are 47p. Say what? A: “You are right that it does...
Apr 2nd
“Dedicated players of Outside, however, report that the...”
— Reviewing the real world as if...
— Reviewing the real world as if...
Apr 2nd
It's so meta I don't even know if it's...
Both Myke With a Y and Mike With an I admit to not being very good storytellers. It’s not that...
Apr 2nd
Oh, Tumblr! Could I love you even more?
Myke points out the April Fools Day joke at the top of the Tumblr dashboard today. I wag my finger...
Apr 1st
April Fools Day, haven't had coffee yet
I just got punked by a DailyCandy e-mail. Man, that is low.
Apr 1st