Human beings have a pretty highly-evolved brain, and can ponder all kinds of deep, philosophical, existentially relevant questions. “Why are we here?” “What happens to us after we die? “How many chuggas before the choo choo?” What? You think I’m kidding? Then you obviously haven’t visited Reddit’s r/TooAfraidToAsk subreddit in a while, because that’s the […] More
Most of us in the Northern Hemisphere (in scientific terms, we call this the “top half” of the Earth) are gearing up for spring. Rainy weather, yes, but eventually the flora in god’s chosen country will come to life (and more importantly, I can put my tomato plants in the ground so they stop occupying […] More
The Christian activist group ‘One Million Moms’ who, as of this writing have 3,649 followers on Twitter, are taking the makers of Kit Kat to task for their new ad because Missy Elliott reminds them of penises. In case you didn’t notice, I filed this one under the category ‘Previously Unsaid Sentences’ because this is […] More
According to a report, a prominent anti-vaccine activist and politician in Italy has been hospitalized with the completely preventable childhood disease we all lovingly know as chickenpox. Massimiliano Fedriga, who is the president of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and member of the right-wing Northern League party, revealed he was ill on Twitter. He previously argued […] More
There are all sorts of activities that an outbreak of herpes can prevent you from participating in. From mountain biking, to swimming, to just about any physical activity, if you’ve got an active herpes flare up, chances are you’re going to stay at home. If your herpes isn’t flaring up at the moment, thanks to […] More
As I’ve said before, If you ever want to have your faith in humanity destroyed, join an anti-vaxxer group. A few years ago, I joined a handful of groups just to see what kinds of conversations were happening and to try to understand their logic. Spoiler alert: there is no logic to be found. Thanks […] More
In an age when the president has no problem inserting hyper-partisan rhetoric in a veto signing statement of an ultimately bipartisan rejection of one of his emergency declaration, why not examine what happened in this country that would make it possible for the party of Abraham Lincoln to become the party of Confederate monument defending […] More
According to a report by the Associated Press, the investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by Neil deGrasse Tyson has ended and both of his TV shows will return to television. The National Geographic Channel said in a statement Friday that Tyson’s “StarTalk” will return to the air in April with the 13 episodes that remain […] More
There are lots of myths that circulate the internet about semen. There are blogs, articles in men’s magazines, and just good ol’ fashioned gossip telling you how to change the taste or smell of your excretions. There is some truth to this, considering that what your body excretes is of course effected by what you […] More
It’s hard out there on Planet Earth for everyone, even birds. In 2014, The Washington Post published an article called “Stop blaming cats: As many as 988 million birds die annually in window collisions.” The general gist of the article isn’t too hard to glean from the title. Basically, collisions with glass windows kill a whole lot […] More
Ah yes, Indiana. My home state. The state where I was born, grew up, and have lived all 35 years of my life. With exception of Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, the Chicago area, and a pocket near Bloomington (where Indiana University is located), the state is very much pro-Trump. After all, our state legislature tried to let […] More
Fans of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” know one thing about time — it’s fleeting. We also know that time only goes one direction — forward. That concept is called the “arrow of time,” and it basically just states that time moves from the past to the future. The second law of thermodynamics — that […] More
