NASA’s Mars Landing was an Insult to Reality TV
NASA really missed the mark by focusing their coverage on science. They need to focus a little less on interstellar stars and a little more on reality stars. Read More
Give Me a Home Where the Beefalo Roam
My immediate reaction upon hearing that a Beefalo was on the loose in Plymouth, Connecticut was to wonder, “Did they just say beefalo?” Yes, they did.
A beefalo (I’ve since learned) is a cross between a buffalo and a cow that is raised to produce larger and leaner quantities of meat per animal slaughtered.
Google it; they’re pretty badass. Read More
Baby’s First Oscars: Lessons in Gratitude
I used to think I liked watching the Oscars for the host’s monologue, then just sort of kept it on.
But after last year had no host, I realized that even though I haven’t seen the movies and can’t name most of the stars, I watch the Oscars every year because I like seeing other people thanked. Read More
There’s Snow Place Like Home
A fresh snowstorm temporarily changes the way I perceive the world.
I say “temporarily” because I fear change and immediately start shoveling once the last flake falls. Read More
A Life Hack So Stupid I Had to Try It
Last year, I encountered a life hack video with a claim just stupid enough to catch my attention: that I’m using can openers the wrong way.
“Impossible,” I thought while clicking through to verify my mastery of simple machinery.
I was shocked – floored, really – when the video proved itself correct. Read More
The Super Bowl is America’s Office Party
The Super Bowl is the closest thing we have to a national office party. Not a classy party either with a private room in the back of a restaurant or an after-hours shindig with spouses.
The Super Bowl is more like a low-budget office party that takes place during normal business hours so that it seems like leisure time, but you really aren’t free to leave. Read More
Most of My Opinions are Worthless
I’ve never watched an episode of Family Feud without getting extremely upset.
If there’s one thing that show has taught me it’s that when you ask a hundred people the same question you’re going to get some stupid answers. Read More
When Superheroes Become Ordinary
When everyone has a superpower, nobody is interesting at all.
By putting superheroes in every summer blockbuster, Hollywood is presenting us with the NBA Jams version of entertainment: all slam dunks with no focus on the fundamentals.
It is a cautionary tale of what happens when creativity chases the path of least resistance. Read More
Do Not Disturb: My Complicated History with Headphones
Headphones change your level of interaction with the world. It amazes me how some people walk through public with earbuds in: especially along busy streets or sidewalks. I could never do that, I find it too distracting. Read More
Most Hollywood Remakes Are Unnecessary
Many of the cartoons I watched growing up were largely repurposed for children after being created for adults.
The Flintstones was a prime-time TV show from the 1950s that got shoved into 1980s Saturday morning time slots as awkwardly as a parrot forced into a rock-carved intercom. Bugs Bunny was a beloved childhood icon, but I’m just old enough to remember him regularly drinking and smoking. Read More