Ira Glass of public radio’s This American Life hangs up on reporters. But only, in this Columbia Journalism Review interview, to parody Robert Novak—and it’s all in fun, fun of the sincere kind that we’ve come to expect of Glass.
Glass fascinates at least three separate times in this piece. First, as he reflects on […]
An insomniac obsessive goes in search of the perfect mattress-flipping algorithm.
If you’re just counting sheep, you’re not thinking hard enough.
Ice cream for dogs is now the most profitable product line for America’s biggest ice cream company.
Q. When my society becomes decadent, how will I know?
A. People will keep saying things like: “We did some studies and found that all dogs love peanut butter;” and, furthermore, will regard such utterances as perfectly normal.
Advances in tissue engineering could lead to meat grown in a lab, not raised on a farm, the BBC reports.
“With a single cell, you could theoretically produce the world’s annual meat supply,” said Jason Matheny of the University of Maryland. “And you could do it in a way that’s better for the environment and human […]
Who doesn’t like olive oil? Dip everything in it, you’ll live forever, no problem at all. Except for the small matter of horrible, $8 french fries.
What we do know is that trans fat has got to go. The FDA says so. New York’s health commissioner says so, this week urging restauranteurs to make the switch […]
Bathtub reading, favored affectation of Zooey Glass, finally gets recognition as a for-profit venture. A small New York publisher has patented the waterproof book.
If you’re a tub reader, or if Alice Munro makes you cry, perhaps DuraBook is for you.
If you want thousands to show up for the opening of your new big-box retail emporium, here’s what your ads should say: DON’T shop. DON’T spend.
It worked in Prague.
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