A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, people used to spend a lot of time doing phone pranks. Someone, usually a kid with too much time on his hands, would call random numbers and ask “is your refrigerator running?” If you replied yes, the comeback was “well, you’d better go and catch […]

The hockey playoff season is winding down where I live, and so this week I present: the myths associated with hockey and spectator sports in general. These are based on the notes I took at the last game I attended; notes which were totally not a flimsy attempt at “working,” and definitely not so I […]

We interrupt our regularly scheduled post for a quick announcement: I’ve just launched a Kickstarter! The project is for my upcoming book Let’s Fix This: Cleaner Living in a Dirty World. It’s a comprehensive guide on how individuals like you and me can take real action on the environment. So if you — or someone […]