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Thinking about age, change, and power this morning. The 1970s
Thinking about age, change, and power this morning. The 1970s disco-sci-fi dome culture in Logans Run executes everyone on their 30th birthday. This...

I kind of liked it, even if the plot had all kinds of hilariously
I kind of liked it, even if the plot had all kinds of hilariously glaring problems. Basically, you have a group of extremely attractive teleporting f...

This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely, although Mrs
This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely, although Mrs May stressed that there is no information to suggest an attack is imminent. She said...

Go to college, get a job, get married, have a kid, retire, die. Or
Go to college, get a job, get married, have a kid, retire, die. Or live life on your own terms. For years, students have been asking me: how will I kn...

Soap Box. // I will say it again, since someone read one of my
Soap Box. // I will say it again, since someone read one of my grumpy status updates cross-posted to Twitter and got upset: (1) the amount of publicit...

Sometimes, you need to take a leap into the unknown. You need to
Sometimes, you need to take a leap into the unknown. You need to introduce a fast-moving variable into a system that has become too static. You need...

Studying in the special social sciences graduate student chamber
Studying in the special social sciences graduate student chamber of secrets this afternoon. I have never witnessed a more self-obsessed, tormented, u...

How to make some money: find a very thin person. Pay this person
How to make some money: find a very thin person. Pay this person minimum wage to be a model for you and keep silent while you work your magic. Dress...