Red States, Blue States, Yellow States, Green States
The linguistic distribution of the generic names for soft drinks.
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This Is Not My Jetpack
But the Ace Craft Gen H-4 personal helicopter is pretty darn cool. If you have a Y chromosome, I bet you want one, too.
Oh My God, They've Killed Mel
Holy Molars Batman, <I>South Park</I> has been outdone by so-called real life! Say it ain't so!
Gecko Gloves
Having wormed my way up miles of static rope with Gibbs and Petzl Frog ascenders, my biggest desire is to do away with the rope itself. I wants me a set of Gecko gloves and booties!
Sealed With A Union Jack
I haven't listened yet, but I'm already happy. I'm fighting the urge to just set the stuff up right here, right now, in my office.
Oregon Judge Rules Fixed Gear Bicycles Illegal
Fixed gear bikes, in case you don't know, have no freewheel, which means that if the rear wheel is turning, you're peddling. There's no coasting on a fixie—and braking is a matter of leg power.
The Paping Soapbox Derby
C'mon, 'fess up—don't you wish <I>you</I> lived in Brooklyn?
"You Always Get a Subway Seat. . ."
"When you're carrying a book with the big fat title <I>Embalming</I>." Lisa Takeuchi Cullen has written a gentle update to <I>The American Way of Death</I>. Putting aside her statement that "death is a big, huge bummer," it sounds interesting.
What's a Meta For?
Metaphors help us understand the universe, but what if they're really helping us get it wrong?
Water, water, everywhere
Rumor is that the suits at MTV are beginning to kvetch about the expense of having bottled water delivered to the NYC offices of the network. Man, when the bottled water bill gets up on the bean counter radar nothing good can come of it.