Munchie Legaux has another year of eligibility at Cincinnati. What now for the endless carnival that is Gunner Kiel’s college life?

Following this bouncing ball: Gunner Kiel was, at one point, the top high school prospect in the country (or the top QB of his year, depending on how you read scouting services). Initially, he was headed to Indiana — he’s… Continue Reading

What exactly is happening at Ole Miss in terms of the racism these days?

Couple of major incidents have transpired at Ole Miss in the semi-recent past: a noose appeared around a statute of James Meredith, the university’s first black student (a fraternity was basically expelled as a result of that), and there was… Continue Reading

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When’s the best time to book travel? Depends on the continent: 53 days out for Europe, 162 days out for South America, etc.

That’s a chart based on Kayak — the travel website — analyzing millions of fare searches and ultimate purchases. It shows the best time to book travel from the United States to the continents described in the chart: so, for example, your best bet… Continue Reading

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The most popular two words to rhyme in modern pop music history might be “do” and “you”

This is fairly cool: if you analyze the Billboard Hot 100 at the end of every year from 1960 to 2013, and look for what words the artists attempted to rhyme together (and only take one example per song, to avoid… Continue Reading

When CBS pushed aside Dan Marino for Tony Gonzalez, was it a straight-up ‘asshole-for-good-guy’ trade?

FOX’s NFL pre-game show — with Curt, Terry, Jimmy, Michael et al — kills CBS’ show in the ratings, so this off-season, CBS had a shake-up: Dan Marino and Shannon Sharpe out, Tony Gonzalez (recently retired) in. Things like this had been… Continue Reading

Megan Draper, Bob Benson, and of course Don Draper … what might happen in Mad Men Season 7?

We don’t know much about Mad Men Season 7, although we know a little bit. Let’s try to piece some stuff together, no? 1. For sure: the premiere date is April 13th.  2. For sure: the final season will be divided into two parts,… Continue Reading

Twitter is good for finding information, for sure. But could it be used to predict events ahead of time?

Could you use Twitter to ostensibly figure out that a historical tide is shifting before it actually does? Kinda. This is from a new study done by a PhD student at MIT named Nathan Kallus. Here’s the abstract: With public information becoming widely… Continue Reading

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Could a mouth swab for cortisol levels change how we approach mental illness?

If you’ve never heard of cortisol, here’s a quick primer: Cortisol, known more formally as hydrocortisone (INN, USAN, BAN), is a steroid hormone, to be more specific a glucocorticoid, produced by the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex.[1] It is released in response to stress and a low level of blood glucocorticoids. Its… Continue Reading