Over the past several days I've read Joshua through 2 Samuel. By sheer coincidence (because those are totally real), I've also recently been reading a newly discovered blog―A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry by Bret Devereaux―which largely discusses the intersection of pop culture and history. The combination of havi… Read more…

The other day, as my wife and I were watching a pretty unobjectionable TV show, we came upon an all too common development. The protagonist was in love with a woman who was already engaged to some inferior man, and at the last moment she experienced a crisis of heart and called off the wedding. Now she is free to recon… Read more…

In certain corners of the Internet, such as among my Twitter mutuals, a certain app has suddenly come to everyone's attention. It may not last long, but for the moment people "Are Reacting" to artwork created by WOMBO Dream app. Here is one of its masterpieces: The Dream app uses AI to turn a few keywords a… Read more…

On a first viewing of Frozen, there is perhaps no moment more likely to get a laugh out of the whole audience than a little twist near the end of "In Summer." As Olaf the snowman skips through his fantasy of a bright summer field, he approaches a tiny puddle where the snow has melted and gaily declares: Wint… Read more…

Men without Chests "The Green Book" It begins with an English textbook referred to as "the Green Book." The authors claim that, when someone says a waterfall is sublime, what he really means is, "I have feelings of sublimity about this waterfall." By saying this, they imply to the impressionable rea… Read more…