Good news: there are more pictures from Mercury. Behold the stupid orchestra. Maybe I am missing something, but why do you need a wind turbine to be solar powered? I…
“Reading articles 100 years after they were published means that the topics are often surprisingly relevant. For example, when today’s media was talking about the 2010 census, I posted a…
Houston Judge John Clinton thought it would be a good idea to replace community service with book reports. Nine defendants were sentenced to reading a book of the judge’s choice and reporting back to…
I’ve already said this a lot, but it’s April, so expect it a lot more. You can follow our National Poetry Month poem-a-day project by visiting this post every day.…
Denial Depot reviews Jaws from the perspective of a climate change denier. It’s as awesome as you might imagine. Here’s a taste. “Synopsis A group of so-called government funded “experts”…
At least, this is how you answer it if you’re a university. Here’s some brief backstory–Wisconsin Republicans want the emails of a University of Wisconsin professor because he wrote a…
I want to start today’s roundup by noting that doing this the day after April Fools is tough, because scientists have diabolical senses of humor, and I’m not generally smart…
It’s day two of National Poetry Month, which means it’s day 2 of our poem-a-day project. Today’s poem is from Sandy Longhorn, and you can get to all Rumpus Original…
Giant rhino fossils are pretty cool (and may be the inspiration for Greek myths). MORE mid-century modern stained glass. I am very much a sucker for award winning subway design.…
The sun has been shining like nobody’s business, which means it is a good day to talk about: Old virus models! The history of the lobotomy! Cocaine Magazine (and other…