An Arcade Fire primer from someone who knows next to nothing about Arcade Fire

Before sitting down to write this post, I knew basically nothing about Arcade Fire. I had a vague sense that they were possibly from Montreal, I remember one year where they seemed to PWN everyone else at the Grammys, there… Continue Reading

What exactly happened in Tiananmen Square?

This is going to be a hard one to figure out, because the censors are swooping in, but to recap, a Jeep plowed into the area and killed five (injured 38) in the process. It’s believed that the suspects are… Continue Reading

So, is the future of the Orlando Magic truly bright?

The NBA season begins tonight. You’ve got six teams playing, and five of them are broadly relevant this year: Heat (back-to-back champions), Bulls (perennial attendance leaders + Rose’s return + contender), Pacers (viewed by many as the team that can… Continue Reading

How much of the world is currently unmapped?

Cool story on CNN about some new species being discovered — including an amazing end to the first paragraph where they describe “a frog that makes love in the rain” — on the northern tip of Queensland, Australia. The species were… Continue Reading

On some of the craziest prison escapes of all-time

When I was growing up, I was a huge fan of Unsolved Mysteries — Robert Stack’s voice alone was absolutely terrifying — and frequently, that show would have prison escape stories. In fact, here’s a summary of one. So when news broke that… Continue Reading

The Heinz-McDonald’s breakup probably isn’t that big of a deal, and has more to do with Brazil

Breathlessly, The Huffington Post called it “the divorce of the century.” But in reality, McDonald’s and Heinz have been through this dance before — notably in 1973, when a tomato shortage caused Heinz to focus less on their bulk fast-food accounts. After that,… Continue Reading

Ben Breedlove is a legitimately inspiring story

I didn’t know anything about the Ben Breedlove story until I watched the CBS Sunday Morning profile of it from yesterday. It’s probably one of the more inspirational things I’ve ever seen a major media outlet tackle — and yes, while there’s a degree… Continue Reading

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Mike Enzi vs. Liz Cheney could be the highlight of the 2014 election cycle

2014, politically, will likely be remembered for whatever happens in the mid-terms regarding the context of Congressional composition. Is someone going to make a big move towards 2016? Is the GOP going to become the party of Ted Cruz, etc?… Continue Reading