Misgivings About Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving being tomorrow and all, I feel compelled to write about it. But — because grad school has taught me that almost everything that appears to be simple is […]
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Viral Video of the Week: Dramatic YouTube Commenters
A while back, we showed you a video of an actor reading a Yelp review. It was great. We thought it couldn’t be improved on. Well, turns out we were […]
Grocery Stores: Expensive? Yes. Universally Designed? No.
The grocery stores near my home are many things — expensive, crowded, loud — but one thing they are not is: accessible to people with fractured hips from stupidly running […]
Batkid Alters Our Perception and Understanding of the News for the Better
It’s hard not to be cynical about the current state of the world. And much of that easy cynicism stems from the way the media provides us with information. Every […]
Viral Video of the Week: Fish Story
There is a sea lion who hangs out by the docks at Cabo San Lucas and he/she is smarter than most people. For those of you that know people, this […]
“Angry Birds” Movie Leads the Promotional Campaign with the Tagline: “So Many Birds Have to Die”
OK, so the above tagline is not official (yet!), but rejoice! An “Angry Birds” movie is in the works, AKA: Hollywood will always find ways to make money off unwise […]
Seriously, People, I’m Tired of Warning You About the Robots
I thought my robot obsession was funny when it started. Ha ha, I said. Look at those robots doing things we probably shouldn’t be having them doing. Silly robots. No […]
