Turns out The Great Gatsby is good for more than passing eighth grade English – try seduction. May not get you a marriage proposal, but might be good for a…
The Nepotist, if you’re unaware, is an online journal run by a person who publishes his/her friends, and does so anonymously. What’s the over/under, do you think, on someone either…
The headline says it all: “Galactic Supervolcano Erupts From Black Hole“. That oil plume in the Gulf of Mexico? Still there, and no idea how long it’ll stay. The moon…
Is it Saturday already? My last week of vacation/first week of work went by a little quickly. How did medieval folks protect their DVDs? I haven’t written anything on the…
The future is awesome; generating power via whiskey and extreme parasailing. I don’t want to freak anyone out here, but the moon is maybe shrinking. The Times on expensive-ass fish…
Today’s DEAR SUGAR question was posed by our very own Elissa Bassist. As her question revolves around writing, we figure now would be a good time to share some of…
Seriously dudes, look at this god damn wave. Flavorwire brings you the best bike store ever. Sometimes I get sent links that feel like I am being pandered to, but…
Picturing the men of Black Mountain College. Tangentially related: it is weird to see pictures of the Great Depression in color. Monkey comfort is the most comforting kind of comfort.…
Five neuroscientists from Washington University in St. Louis spent a week in late May rafting, camping, and hiking in a remote area of southern Europe. Their goal was to understand…
This week in New York Summer is Short, John Brandon makes a Citrus pit stop, Gary Shteyngart is Super Sad, MGMT is inspired by sex balls, Scott Pilgrim takes over…