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Whitewashing Jobs
One of the most fundamental abilities we have as humans is to whitewash the past. Whether it’s convincing ourselves that Reagan was actually a good president (read: conservative Christian and bona fide...
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Five famous manly men in dresses
I recently came across a Smithsonian Magazine piece on the history of gender-specific clothes. Once upon a time, they say, it was considered manly (boyly?) to don both pink and dresses. It was quite...
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George Washington: Mr. Manners in Chief
Today the NY Times broke the news that, brace yourself, manners are on the decline because two men at an Atlanta restaurant refused to offer ladies their seats. Sadly, the Times is behind the times....
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Ephebiphobia: Fear the Youth!
If you’re sane and sensible, you probably have ephebiphobia, which is the rationally irrational fear of youth. And rightfully so. Have you seen the youth? They’re terrible. You could say that people...
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It’s Dinners Times
We all know that kids one generation below us invented overeating, obesity, vending machines, video games, corn subsidies, sitting all day, the KFC Double Down, car culture, competitive eating, yellow...
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KTD cheated
In the eighth grade, everyone at my middle school took a vocational test that purported to determine what sort of non-professional job you’d be best at, a pro at, so to speak. This test, even more so...
View ArticleHow not to get kids (or anyone) off drugs
Let’s say someone really likes cookies. Like he craves them all the time. At school or at work, cookies are all he can think about. At first cookies were something he shared with a friend or ate while...
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This post will go viral
I am working on a viral video. You are going to love it. I just know you will. I’m 100 percent sure. Why? Because it involves character actor Bronson Pinchot, who is a person who used to be kind of...
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Encylopedia Britannica: a set of books that sat on your shelves
Last week, when the Encyclopedia Britannica announced that it has published its last print edition, the Internet bemoaned the death of an era. The New York Times devoted an entire Room for Debate...
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March 23, 1839: the Day that English Died
Much has been made (not enough, I say!) about the kids and their Twittering that is ruining the English language. Prescriptivists Acolytes have condemned the service. The hashtag has been decreed a...
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