Story idea: Abused child grows up and builds a time machine
They use it to travel back in time and kidnap themself as an infant, then take the baby back to…
Twitter has always felt like a bunch of people standing on both sides of the Grand Canyon
yelling at each other with bullhorns, all at the same time.
Inside the Covert World of Bootleg X-Ray Records
For decades, Soviet Russia banned pop, jazz, and rock-and-roll. These music lovers devised a solution: music ‘on the bone. In…
Feb. 11, 1916: Emma Goldman Arrested
Emma Goldman — Russian Jewish anarchist, feminist, advocate of free speech, the eight-hour work day, and birth control — emigrated…
Harsh punishments, as a deterrent against crime, don’t work.
People that commit crimes do not generally consider what the punishment is, because they do not anticipate getting caught. They…
I like when the message is the music itself, rather than any sort of lyrics
Kind of hard to spread hate with 50 violins, unless you are beating people over the head with them. Via…
Productivity Secrets of the Clintons
When you think about the number of conspiracy theories involving the Clintons, if they were all true, it would make…
Scientists Have Taught Spinach to Send E-mails
From: row35Column4@spinachmail.edu Subject: Business Opportunity Body: Would you like to learn about this amazing new product from Plexus?
The Holy Grail of UX Fail
The murderer is clearly Lt. Blue in the conservatory with the pipe… now we just need to use this elevator…
Herbs and Spices
Is there an herb or spice you need for a recipe and you have never heard of it before or…
Horror story or romantic comedy?
A woman has been dating guy after guy, but it never seems to work out. She’s unaware that she’s actually…
Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop
“I was a police officer for nearly ten years and I was a bastard. We all were.” — Officer A….
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