I, for one, think 13-year-old candle maker Hart Main aced his rite of passage into manhood. I also think his brilliant contributions will be craftily distorted to unleash upon us guys a plague of modern-day Pavlov’s dogs proportions. More on that later. It began when Hart’s … [Read more...]

Science has some good news for all us Ugly Ducklings – the bottom line is that we’re not as far from perfection as we may think. Beautiful Swans may be lithe, slim and ballet graceful, but it turns out it’s the ones with the big butts that survive. The Wildfowl and Wetlands … [Read more...]

My personal stance is that wishing, hoping or sacrificing a live chicken is irrelevant to swaying an outcome in any favor. I am no different than anyone else as I’m prone to praying for things to turn my way but channeling willpower towards a desired result is useless. Back when … [Read more...]

(If you're time-traveling, can you still be late?) Once upon a time, if you were shopping for weird stuff, you turned to the newspaper and magazine classifieds. But things have changed. Now, you can buy just about anything on the internet. Even yourself. Back in "the day," … [Read more...]

The last time we peeked inside the refrigerator the light was off and a coup de food was underway. The cheese, yogurt, and luncheon meat on the third shelf were conspiring to take over the top shelf, where Moo Milk, OJ and a silent Angus Beef enjoyed a prime piece of real … [Read more...]