Jonathan Winters is Still Alive? Before I write another word, I must say that I consider it hugely rude to comment on older performers...
The Holsman High-Wheeler Spotting this vintage 1909 ad for sale on EBay reminded me how much I love the Brass Era of...
Momocreatura Jewelry: Death Becomes Cute Overload It’s certainly true that many of us girlier girls – even those of us with guns and motorcycles –...
X-Wave Mind Interface Device for the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch The X-Wave headset is a funky little gadget for Apple devices that a story yesterday on Huffington Post (referencing...
The Night They Burgled the Spy Store Personally, I consider it in mildly bad taste to laugh at “stupid criminals,” unless they’re Woody Allen in Take...
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer Marry Amid New Orleans Flash Mob, Celebrate by Staging Labyrinth With Sock Puppets There is a certain subset of the human race for whom viewing David Bowie’s performance in 1986’s Labyrinth was...
Meghan McCain’s Christmas Artillery You know, you find out some completely random stuff when you start leapfrogging around Twitter on Christmas. Having somehow...
Music For Music Nerds: The Chapman Stick Never heard of the Chapman Stick? You’re not alone. You could spend your whole life playing Armenian hammered dulcimer,...
A Techyum Christmas Part 2: Uranium. Yes, Uranium! In case you didn’t know, you’ve always been able to buy uranium ore for scientific and educational use. “Always”...
A Techyum Christmas: The UFO Detector for the Abductee On Your List You know, when you do your holiday shopping with Wikileaks’ mortal enemy, you discover just how many smart-asses are...