After a page of Paul McCartney’s scribblings sold for almost $1 million, the stuffed shirts at Yale have attempted to unpack why we can’t leave celebrity trinkets alone.
The Tone-Deaf Coverage of Phil Spector’s Passing
Phil Spector is dead. But according to recent coverage, he was a brilliant musical mind slightly inconvenienced by a murder conviction.
Scientists Develop a Fake News “Vaccine”
A pioneering group of researchers have discovered why our minds believe falsehoods, such as fake news, and have developed a method to stop it.
The Reason Why Conspiracy Theorists Grow in Number
The conspiracy theory is a social construct that never seems to go away. However, one study has discovered the very human reason why we cling to these nonsense plots.
Street Fighter: Rewatching JCVD’s White-Washing, Snow-Blowing Tour De Farce
After it was announced that Jean-Claude Van Damme was high for the duration of Street Fighter, I decided to rewatch with modern eyes. I’m disappointed all over again … for reasons I didn’t predict.
This Psychiatrist Wants to Break Your Bad Habits With Mindfulness
We all possess bad habits, but one psychiatrist believes that we can break them through the medium of mindfulness.
Oh, Friend: The Case for Letting Old Acquaintance Be Forgot
Friends come and go. But to see my ex-bestie degenerate into a passing nod was too much to bear – and also not.
“Band of Brothers” Turns 18, but Has It Aged Well?
This year, HBO’s Band of Brothers turns eighteen. To celebrate, I revisited that theatre of war, only to discover uncomplicated, problematic jingoism.
An Impeached Donald Trump? We Should Be Careful What We Wish For
Those pushing for impeachment or the decapitation of the Trump administration should be careful what they wish for, as history is a brutal barometer in that regard.
You on the Internet, Comment at Me, Bro
I have something to admit. I live for the low blows and logically-inept battleground of Internet comment boxes. I know it’s a war where nothing is ever won, but I shoulder arms nonetheless.
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