1. A local day spa costs $550. If Nancy went three times last month, how much did it cost in total?
2. If I spend $15 dollars a week at a bar and there are four weeks in a month, how much did I spend last month?
3. Which cost more, the total cost of the day spa, or the total cost of my tab at the bar? …Continue reading this entry
Taken at its face, it was a story about space travel on Syfy. When I first heard about it, I immediately thought of Babylon 5, Star Trek Enterprise, and Seaquest. By now its received enough critical acclaim that it doesn’t quite belong in an article like this, except when I preach the gospel of BSG, I’m still met with the skepticism I felt when I first heard about it. So allow me to proselytize.
Every once in a while I come across music or a film that at first blush seems better to ignore. Maybe its part of a critically maligned genre, or is a gem hidden in an otherwise lackluster career. This feature intends to highlight what made that exception so exceptional. First up: a Seattle hardcore band known as the Blood Brothers.
My history with and thoughts on nuclear power in light of the earthquake in Japan.
GRTM doesn’t have a review ready for your consumption, but most of the contributors, like everyone else, were looking forward to it eagerly. New Radiohead is a big deal! What’s the deal with your thoughts on it? Where does it rank? Do you even like it? What’s your problem? …Continue reading this entry
With Hipster Christianity, Brett McCracken intends to “explore the whole concept of ‘cool’ as it pertains to Christianity… It’s a critical analysis.” My main beef, in short, is that it did not and is not.
This album frustrated me. Between moments of lovely introspection there were unfortunate moments of too-slick and safe instrumentation. Understand: I’d still recommend it to anyone that likes folk, but with a few caveats. Read More
I just set my clock back for some arbitrary and outdated reason, which means its going to get darker earlier. The sun will peek at us for a few minutes before it goes off to chill on a beach somewhere, leaving many of us sobbing, miserable wretches until May. In the meantime, as per my recent post-Halloween ritual, I’ve put together a Sad Bastards playlist to accompany my big fat tears during the long darkness of winter. …Continue reading this entry
Day 4: The Principle of Explosion
This isn’t a paradox, exactly, it’s really just bad reasoning. Here goes. I exist and I don’t exist. If I say both of those statements are true, then I can conclude anything I want. This is a blast to abuse. Let’s say I have the statement “A and not-A,” where A is “I exist”. …Continue reading this entry
Day 2: Zeno’s Paradox, Or Wolf Blitzer is Hungry
In service to a rather Eastern idea, Zeno cooked up a paradox to demonstrate that motion is bullshit. There are a bunch of his paradoxes still around, and they’re all variations on a theme, which is more or less the many strange flavors of infinity. There are two versions in particular that seem to hold the most sway over the imagination. …Continue reading this entry
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