Austrian adventurer is making the final preparations to jump from the very edge of space
Arm Candy in Principle
November 7, 2011 By 28 Comments
Legality is the only difference between sugar daddy parties and prostitution, Thomas Creedy writes.
Pop Culture Is Killing Us
October 17, 2011 By 36 Comments
Tom Matlack regrets the influence of America’s pernicious popular culture.
‘The Breadwinner’ on the BBC
May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
‘The Breadwinner’ on the BBC
May 31, 2011 By 3 Comments
Aaron Gouveia appeared on the BBC World Service’s Newshour today to discuss ‘The Breadwinner’.
A 6-Year-Old Guru Who Loves TV
April 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“Meditating gives me energy,” he told me with the seriousness that only a 6-year-old can muster.
The 10 at 10
February 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Snow storms, ketchup crimes, and everything you ever wanted to know about reality: Here’s your February 1 roundup.
10 at 10: Dec. 13
December 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Christmas carols for atheists, ant social security, and move over, Movember, it’s Decembrow.
200 Years of World Health and Wealth in Four Minutes
December 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s amazing how simply data can be represented, but even more amazing how far the world has advanced over the past 200 years. Rosling gives us cause for hope—in more ways than one.
An Important Island You Should Really Know About
September 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
If you’ve always wanted to live on another planet, there is still hope—for your great, great grandchildren. According to a BBC report, Ascension Island, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, might hold the key to colonizing the red planet. The information has been around for a while—it just took us more than 150 years [...]
Vocalyze
“Why have artists abandoned their duty to say the unsayable?”
How does one explain the lack of moral courage in modern art?