It turns out the link I posted yesterday was a joke. Hah!

...Cliff Anderson lamenting with fellow faculty that it was getting harder and harder, in their opinion, to develop creative ideas for research in Philosophy. I don't know if they are right, but in the Economics field, it looks like they are travelling far, as some students performed a study on which AC/DC singer was better (by virtue of aiding ( Read more... )

The most successful movie franchises. Harry Potter is #3, behind two other franchises that span decades.

What's this about Karl's "adoptive father"? It is now in the process of being validated, but could this explain the Karl factor? Was it all about Pop's pierced pen-personality?

Stephen King confirms there will be a Dark Tower Movie, with JJ ( Read more... )

A post by lowflyingsquab brought me to this Wikipedia entry on the Khmer Rouge this morning. This is what happens when people unite under a nutty group of leaders. The ring leaders lived and learned in Paris, the city of love, for chrissakes. This makes me so angry.

With regard to garlic and cholesterol, researchers have some bad news. Ah well. I still ( Read more... )

I know this has been out for a while, but I just finally watched it:

The Old Negro Space Program


Space is a cold motherfucka.