HOLES AGAINST HUMANITY The rebellion against the absurdities of Black Friday this year by the organization Cards Against Humanity came in the form of raising money to dig a pointless hole in the ground. During the last week of November, people “contributed” $100,573, with Cards digging initially for 5.5 seconds per donated dollar. In 2015, […]
NOTW: Best kidney stone removal method ever and one really busy giant tortoise
FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE Large kidney stones typically mean eye-watering pain and sudden urinary blockage until the stone “passes” (often requiring expensive sound-wave treatment to break up a large stone). Michigan State University urologist David Wartinger told The Atlantic in September that he had recently happened upon a pain-free–even exciting!–way to pass stones before they become […]
Sign Language: Libras better eat something soon because, damn
Cancer (June 21-July 22) I’m a New Moon partier. The first quarter is my ideal time to go out and live it up. I’m a little out of sync with most of humanity in this department; Full Moons are more traditionally the time to get smashed, go dancing, and screw one’s brains out. But next […]