Carbohydrates: The Other White Stuff

Carbohydrates: The Other White Stuff

There is nothing inherently wrong with carbohydrates, in fact, low-carbohydrate diets can lead to malnutrition, constipation, enervation and vulnerability to chronic illness. But when we change the makeup of naturally-found carbohydrates, a healthy and natural food source is converted into something quite different. Simple carbohydrates, […]

Self-Driving Google Cars & Other News

Self-Driving Google Cars & Other News

The world is despite its shortcomings a wondrous place and humans are by far the most interesting species on its surface. Every week we’ll sneak a peek into current events that made the weird side of the newspapers. This week we’ll learn that British girls […]

Game of Phones on Kickstarter

Game of Phones on Kickstarter

Have you been to a work lunch and found everybody staring at smartphones? Easter Sunday dinner and even Grandma is staring into the iPad the kids gave her for Christmas? Everywhere you go: People looking at their smartphones. One nation under its own thumb! But […]

Incest Doesn't Only Happen in Game of Thrones

Incest Doesn’t Only Happen in Game of Thrones

I guess many of you have been grossed out and shocked as little Bran Stark, who possessed ninja-like climbing skills, caught regicidal Jamie Lannister banging his twin sister Cersei doggy-style in one of Winterfell’s towers. No wonder, incest, the sexual relation between relatives, has been […]

Anime Review: Usagi Drop

Anime Review: Usagi Drop

Something a little different this week. No giant robots, giant swords, giant boobs barely contained in skimpy outfits, and no fantastical other worlds or sci-fi or magic. This week, an anime set in modern day Japan. The story follows hardworking Daikichi – 30 years old, […]

New York’s Best Secret Subways

The New York City subways aren’t what they used to be. The subway cars are not ominous vessels with layers of graffiti covering every inch of both the interior and exterior. And you probably will not get mugged or stabbed. The new subways are bright […]