Forget About Ever Winning an Air Hockey Game Again
Remember that time just last week when we told you about robots doing stuff? Oh, and remember that other time we told you about that Japanese robot goalkeeper that blocked […]
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Trolls Attack Miss Utah
The internet is not the place to look for really inspirational comments from the people we live with, work with, and laugh with — it’s the field where trolls play. […]
For Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat, Defense Leads to Offense
Prior to Game 4 of the 2013 NBA Finals Thursday night in San Antonio, Dwyane Wade had yet to look like the efficient player that had averaged 21.2 points, 5 […]
Life and Death Come Together in Washington, D.C.
In “Hamlet in Purgatory,” Stephen Greenblatt writes that the line between life and death was far more ambiguous in the medieval and early modern periods than it is for us […]
As Always, the Future is Here and it’s Filled With Robots
For some, no experience equals the terrible-restaurant-service experience. Sure, we’ve all had the experience before. The waiter/waitress is rude or slow or just terrible at his/her job. You see the […]
The Thing Quarterly: A Magazine Unlike Any Other
What exactly makes a magazine a magazine? In all likelihood, most people (unless they’re a serious magazine nerd) probably haven’t considered this question; a magazine is simply something they read and […]
This One Goes Out to the Ladies Who Love Men Who Love Sports
“Oh yeah,” Hannah said when I asked her if her boyfriend became angry and moody at the loss of a game by a favorite sports team, “One time he threw […]
Beertopia: Victory’s Headwaters Pale Ale
This column reviews a beer based on aroma, appearance, taste and palate (mouthfeel). At the end of each review, we score the beer based on a five-star system (one star meaning you […]
The Nightmare Before Chris Bosh(mas)
In all likelihood, there isn’t a single person on the planet as relieved as Chris Bosh that the Miami Heat’s series with the Indiana Pacers is over. During the Eastern […]
Mine Eyes Have Beheld the Monkey-Humans of Ages Past!
Several months ago, I wrote an article informing you all about the danger monkeys pose and particularly about the danger monkeys pose when humans anthropomorphize them. I thought this was […]
Little Utopia 