decorabilia

If you hadn't already heard via Twitter, this is the official announcement: I'm getting out of blogging. Thus endeth decorabilia . ...

Robot apocalypticists often presume that artificially intelligent beings will be all-too-eager to cooperate to destroy humanity. Which is...

Though it gets flippant when discussing the philosophical implications, Jesse Bering's piece is a nice (nice? not the right word at all)...

The first post about the animal rights resolution has sparked a lot of great questions. Rather than try to answer them in the comments, I...

The September / October 2011 Lincoln-Douglas debate topic has been released: Resolved: Justice requires the recognition of animal rights. I...

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Johnette Howard of ESPN has written a fascinating summary of the triumph and travails of Oscar Pistorius, the path-blazing runner who might...

Problem: your car isn't flirtatious enough. Solution: eyelashes!

Congratulations to Capital grad Alex Linnenkohl, who was signed by the Chicago Bears to a 3-year contract, getting a shot at center. The Ol...

In my time, I have twice grown a full beard, once for a competition, and once for a fundraiser. My barbaric exploits are nothing, though, c...

Things have been awful quiet around here, and for good reason: I've been on the road, enjoying the best barbecue the country has to offe...

As Farhad Manjoo explains, a company called Switch Lighting will soon ramp up production on an LED bulb that looks as warm and inviting as a...

On what promises to be a completely awesome evening, Guerilla Running is hosting the first ever 4K Moon Run / Walk this Saturday, July 9th,...

A recent fast food survey reveals nothing new: the food stinks, and the service isn't much better. Nobody orders healthy fare. Sbarro...

With summer commencing, if not weatherly, at least calendrically and vocationally, I was ready to write a series of blog posts on some tidbi...

Whining is more annoying than a buzz saw, says a recent study... In raw numbers, people made more mistakes per math problems completed when...

You aren't.  (And yet you are.) But you aren't.

Whitman U's Jim Hanson sends along word that the NFL has released its slate of potential topics for 2011-12: 1. Resolved: The United Sta...

This wasn't the first time, and it won't be the last : Three women from out of the country drove their car into Mercer Slough in Bel...

The Olympia School District will be able to return all its RIFed teachers this year, thanks to the new contract overwhelmingly ratified by t...