SUCKERED? Even though Diary of A Wimpy Kid 2: Diary Harder looks likely to beat it at the box office this weekend, at least to our demogra...

THE STATE OF OUR UNION IS BRAAAIINNNNSS! Foreign Policy addresses an important question-- do we have continuity of government should a zomb...

WE TAKE REQUESTS: Via frequent commenter Meghan: So, as some of you may know, I work with kids with learning disabilities. I have one 9-yea...

INDUCTION JUNCTION (WRASSLIN' EDITION): Looks like Blogger swallowed my previous post, so I'll try again. As I was saying, while s...

HELP ME CLEAN A LOT OF PLATES IN MEMPHIS: Look at me, my first post in 10 months or so and now I am asking for a favor. We're pointing ...

HOLY MOTHER OF CHRIST. I AM TALKING TO BILLY JOEL ON THE PHONE – FOR REAL:  Eric Teplitz, my classmate from grades 7-12, recounts with fond...

WITH THE TINFOIL HATS IN LA-LA LAND:   Many new words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary , including muffin top, heteronormati...