We've all heard that eating better and exercising more is good for health. The hard part is getting people to do it (and that certainly includes me). A couple of doctors have been doing research on that, and the results … Continue reading
This is pretty hilarious. Following up on Us Magazine's feature on 25 things you didn't know about Hillary Clinton, Bill Maher provides a preview of 25 things you didn't know about Ted Cruz. This is of course an excerpt from … Continue reading
Brothers Hank and John Green talk succinctly and intelligently about the tax proposals of the remaining major-party presidential candidates. Follow the links below the videos to other information sources. First Democrats Clinton and Sanders: Link: https://youtu.be/Ml5RFrVzArk Then Republicans Trump and … Continue reading
If you missed the news, even NASCAR has now come out against North Carolina's controversial "bathroom" law, HB2. (See these reports from WRAL television, The News & Observer of Raleigh, and The Charlotte Observer.) Various businesses, sporting organizations, entertainers, and … Continue reading
Back in 2009 Harvard Business School professor published an article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives (link to PDF) on the economics of on-line pornography. Probably its most reported observation was that by multiple measures, the conservative and heavily religious … Continue reading
In honor of Season 6 of HBO's Game of Thrones, here's George R R Martin's alleged appearance on Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" from two years ago. Link: https://youtu.be/D9fv74wt6Dw (We're still waiting, George.) Meanwhile, in case you haven't seen it, … Continue reading
The long-running children's series Sesame Street will now air episodes first on HBO and later on PBS. HBO is also home to Game of Thrones. Back in December Jimmy Kimmel aired a brief mashup of the two, inserting Game of … Continue reading
A British woman greatly enjoys seeing her face swapped with photos of other people: Link: https://youtu.be/gXkn7OaKjqg by … Continue reading
In the summer of last year some news media took note of a sharp increase in murders in some major cities, such as Baltimore and Houston, since the start of the year, and they suggested crime was on the rise … Continue reading
An employee of Virgin America airlines likes to make announcement boards more interesting and entertaining for passengers. For example: There are more examples at this link. The guy's name is apparently Steve, but I don't know any more about him. … Continue reading