Experiments in Honesty, Volume 1: New Girl at Work

Johnny: Hey, you must be new here. I haven’t seen you around before. Amy: Today is my first day. I’m really nervous. You’re pretty cute, but today the only thing I’m worried about is not making an ass out of myself. And on top of that I got my...

The guy

“I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grand children’s time … when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost...

The shot heard ’round the world

To the battlefield our warriors approached, clubs strapped to the back of a mighty electric machine, ammunition in the form of white, dimpled musket balls. Highs winds whipped DryFit shirts across their backs, shaping the trajectory of their carefully placed shots. A...

The mystery of misinformation

A few days ago I read a bulletin containing a well-traveled account about what life was really like in the 1500s. Many of you have probably seen this before. It’s a list of unhygienic situations designed to shock us 21st century germophobes, and also claims to...

The March of the Dreaded Zultons, Part 2 of 2

Creativity: What is it? Does being creative mean being different? Do creative types eschew popular culture, poke fun at it, or embrace it? Perhaps all of the above? As a kid I always felt like the most uncreative person in the world. In fact I sort of hated art,...