Six Rules For Wearing Suits For Beginners
I was looking through the Fedora Lounge and somebody asked whether Details's "The Complete Guide to Suits: 57 Rules of Style" were of any use. I thought not. There were…
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Beer Goggles Not Real?
Perhaps the best reaction to a new study which says beer goggles are a "myth" is from MSN, which said: Contrary to literally everything we've ever heard (or experienced), "beer…
E-books Will Lead To A Decrease In Reading
I have a Kindle. (It was generously donated by a reader a few years ago.) I have, say, 200 books on it, nearly all free from Project Gutenberg and similar…
Unleash The Giant Puppets!
Need a job? Fancy working with your hands? How about this? Looking for 3 puppetistas to man this giant creepy Romney puppet [pictured below] during the RNC (and beyond). No…
Posted inPhilosophy
Academic Philosopher Finds New Way To Dehumanize People; Calls For Beetroot Liberation
Update Now with new and improved title! (Title writing is a talent which your humble author possesses not.) In the classic 1978 documentary Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! we watch…
Posted inFun
Google’s Eric Schmidt & Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel Blaze Path Of Ugliness
This is a picture of Google's Eric Schmidt & Chicago's Rahm "Crisis" Emanuel from today's Wall Street Journal story Google Move Buoys Chicago Tech Hub. Chicago! The city of the…
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The Increased And Increasing Chinese Military
More on matters that don't appear to be as urgent as they are. From the DoD's annual report on Chinese military capability, "In 2004, Hu Jintao articulated a mission statement…
Posted inCulture
Life Isn’t Fair: Galarraga’s Imperfectly Perfect Game
The decks are awash: the tears have already reached the scuppers, and there's no sign of abatement. The output from the perpetually lachrymose has been prodigious. Even people who aren't…
