By • Jul 20,2009

The Chi-Coms have taken over The Onion!

Featured headlines: American Children Like Me Are Lazy and Insolent and Must Try Harder. Clear American Sky A Constant Reminder Of Industrial Inferiority. Yao Ming! Damn you, publisher T. Herman...

By • Jul 20,2009

Why did people hate STP?

Having grown up in the 90s, I’ve listened to a fair amount of the Stone Temple Pilots. They were a mainstay on DC 101, WHFS, and other DC-area stations. I...

By • Jul 20,2009

What’s the point?

Megan McArdle asks why a generation grew up yearning to explore the solar system and gave up on that dream. I’m kind of sympathetic — I grew up reading Robert...

By • Jul 20,2009

Meanwhile back at the ranch…

This would’ve been much bigger news if not for the Sotomayor hearings — Kevin Drum notices that moderate Senate Democrats have excised the card-check provision from the Employee Free Choice...

By • Jul 19,2009

Multiple cheers for polygamy!

My cultural intake the past couple of weeks has provided me with a strong dose of polygamy. Courtesy of Netflix, I am about to finish season two of Big Love,...