Whether or not there is any evidence of extraterrestrial life in Area 51, the area of the Nevada desert that the Air Force has kept under tight wraps for a handful of decades now, has been the center of several pop culture projects. From The Transformers movie to the Simon Pegg/Nick Frost/Seth Rogen/Kristen Wiig comedy Paul, just what is […] More
It’s probably a pretty safe bet that your average global citizen doesn’t spend much time reading academic research papers. It’s certainly understandable why, too. If you’re harccore into climate change, but not a climatologist, a lot of the jargon and terminology used could send your head spinning, no matter much you’ve tried to read-up on […] More
Yesterday, Elon Musk released a rap song dedicated to the memory of Harambe, the gorilla who was killed nearly three years ago after a child fell into his enclosure. No, I did not make any typos and this is not satire. This really, actually happened. The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla released a rap song […] More
PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — probably needs to fire their entire social media team, and maybe their marketing and PR teams. Truth to be told, as good as their intentions may be, PETA needs to do a lot better at all things in general. Just a couple of weeks ago […] More
It’s hard on some level not to think of Evaldas Rimasauskas as some kind of folk hero for what he did, even though it was fraudulent AF and ultimately wound up putting him in prison, convicted of identity theft and money laundering, but only because of who his victims were. Facebook and Google. Show off […] More
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
There are a lot of people who try to stretch the whole “no such thing as a stupid question” phrase. Generally, I think it’s great for people to ask questions (how else are they supposed to learn?), but sometimes there are questions that are so stupid that they probably should never have been asked. This […] More
Ivanka Trump has set social media on absolute fire today. Why someone with enormous alleged wealth, who literally every sentient creature can easily identify as a direct and perpetual beneficiary of nepotism and favoritism, would deign to pontificate about whether working class people “want to be given something” — like a job with a wage […] More
Rapper Eminem — Marshall Mathers to some, Slim Shady to others — has a notorious frown. It’s not that Eminem isn’t capable of smiling or having fun. Hell, his first couple of records especially had a juvenile playfulness that I’d argue ingratiated himself to fans right away. But rappers in general aren’t usually photographed mugging […] More
Revenge may be a dish that’s best served cold, but the El Paso Zoo thinks it might also be best served as a cockroach. You read that right. As reported by CBS News, this February 14th, you can send the zoo in El Paso, Texas your ex-boyfriend or girlfriend’s name and they’ll christen a cockroach in their […] More
With Super Bowl LII just around the corner, and the New England Patriots once again back in the big game, football fans all over the country might remember a little news scandal called “Deflategate,” and a 10 year old kid in Kentucky just won a science fair by proving — according to his experiments anyway […] More
As much as living next to people you get along with and enjoy can make life more enjoyable, having terrible neighbors can ruin your entire life. I would say that neighbors who pull stupid drunken pranks on you in the middle of the night qualify as “bad neighbors.” If you’re a terrible neighbor who likes […] More
