Update: This article was written a couple of days ago. In the few moments since it was posted, the Internet informs me that @TheYearOfElan has admitted that the whole thing was a hoax. So you know, it’s all good. Tweet on, kids. OK, help me out, will you? I can’t […]
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Catching Fire: driven to distraction
The first thing you notice watching Catching Fire is the change of colour. Gone are the lush greens of the forest. Now our eyes are filled with greys and browns: the muted colours of the dead of winter. We meet our hero, the steely Katniss Everdeen, in the woods, but […]
I’m perfect and I deserve it
I need to fall in love with myself. At least that’s what I’m told by every media campaign and inspirational quote aimed at increasing my self-esteem. It’s the message that has come to dominate pop lyrics and Dove ads ever since we’ve realized the damaging effects of the unrealistic standard […]
Evan Spiegel says “Meh” to Mark Zuckerberg’s buy-out
A one in a million guy. Heck, let’s call him one in 3 billion. Because that’s how much of Mark Zuckerberg’s filthy lucre he turned down. I’m no great fan of Snapchat. I think it’s a shady operation, at best — see the end of this blog post, where founder […]
Don’t call him Mr. Mom
My wife and I are both grad students with one major difference: she gets paid. So while I got a place to live out of the marriage deal, she got a share in my pile of student loans. My wife is a research scientist (fancy, right?); I write articles and […]
Saving the earth: an uplifting outlook
My mother-in law wears a bikini. She is 70-years-old and decades of gravity have done their work. But she wears a bikini nonetheless, with a devil-may-care nonchalance to what others her age are more inclined to cover in sarongs, ruffles and cruise-wear. She’s my hero. Her OK-ness with her body […]
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