A Gift Guide for a Clam That Wants to Walk Among Humans as an Equal
“Clams are just clams. Not people.” That’s what they all say. But one clam will prove them all wrong—with the help of a few essential items.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans polled by NBC News said they'd favor a return to death by gas, electric chair, firing squad or hanging if lethal injection was found impractical. What's your preference? Personally, I'd like to have seen polling numbers for garroting and breaking on the wheel.
We Are Not in the Golden Age of Staring at Fire
People say the fire is good. I do not want to be that one who says the fire is not good. You know that one: Fire is so stupid and worthless, he says, I don't even use fire. I eat my meat raw, and I certainly don't have time to stare into flames.
Here's What the Entire Wikipedia Editing Process Looks Like, Live
Slide away the protective cover and gaze straight into the writhing hive mind with this real-time visualizer/audio-whateverer of Wikipedia edits. Soft synthesized chimes (for additions) and strings (for deletions) soothe the ear while the names of the subjects flicker in and out to agitate the eye: List of 2 Broke…
The Princess and the Trolls: The Heartrending Legend of Adalia Rose, the Most Reviled Six-Year-Old Girl on the Internet
Like many things of great consequence, it all started with "Ice Ice Baby." Adalia Rose Williams, at the age of five years, made a video of herself dancing to the Vanilla Ice hit, and the dancing videos were ultimately responsible for what followed: the hundreds of letters, the thousands of emails, the 5.8 million…
Oh, the Attenuated Humanity: Sitting In On a New York Fashion Week Model Casting
Approaching today, the first anniversary of the death of Whitney Houston, I have been thinking about the way the pop star voiced her displeasure with her career during the last 10 years of her life. She became increasingly irritated by the attention she received, ranting about it in song and on reality TV. She was…
Bill 'Lonelyhearts' Keller Seeks Human Connection on Twitter
New York Times editor Bill Keller is not a big Twitter guy. He only tweeted once in all of 2010. But last night—when the blues crept in on cold wintry feet—Bill reached out to his Tweeps for solace.
British People Are 800,000 Years Old
Paleontologists have discovered evidence of human habitation in Britain dating back almost a million years—possibly the "oldest uncontested site of human occupation of Europe." How did they figure this all out? Thanks to hyena poop, naturally.
Blacks, Whites Finally Have Something to Talk About
We've all been there: stuck in the uncomfortable position of having to make conversation with an African-American friend, colleague, or husband. Ugh, so awkward. What could we possibly talk about? New answer: Barack Obama!
