What the 2nd law of thermodynamics says is that left to its own devices, shit will fall apart.

Ruth Draper started it all, really; character monologues woven together to form a thematically linked theatrical performance.

Homer originated the one-person show for perhaps the oldest reason in the proverbial book: working with other people sucks.

Security through biology: like everything else that’s ostensibly science-fiction, it was real before it was make-believe.

Life evolves without a pause

With all the brainpower and trillions of dollars expended to date, a plethora of space oddities remain unseen

Of all the positions in the wide world of sports, one stands alone with the dubious distinction of being the loneliest: that of the ice hockey goalie.

“The discovery will require some textbooks to be rewritten.”

I think there is far too much work done in the world, that immense harm is caused by the belief that work is virtuous, and that what needs to be preached in modern industrial countries is quite different from what always has been preached.

Scientists were noticing that certain stars they were monitoring were wobbling. The discoveries came almost accidentally.

The good new is that ejections this potent only occur every 150 years. The bad news is, we’re overdue for a whopper…

Kids got used to the idea that music is free.

The more we debate the potential merits of artificial intelligence and advanced robotics, a topic inundating the zeitgeist with weekly leaps in smart technology, the more relevant the 1982 film Blade Runner becomes.

What is it about the walking dead chewing through the faces of the few of us left alive that captures our attention so thoroughly?

Burnout is the new orange

Grand Tours, as they were known in the 17th Century, were responsible for educating and ultimately inspiring our most famous composers.

It’s a testament to Los Angeles’ oft derided cultural capital that such an elite treasure not only exists amidst the swirl of celebrity tinsel-itis, but flourishes three months out of every year and has done so since 1922.

This is spirit-sucking, anti-branding worthy of the Addams Family living room.

it’s a relief to know that the civilization that brought us philosophy, democracy, comedy and drama, geometry and architecture, also gave us bribery, identity theft, creative foul play and doping.

Anaximander’s mapping of the solar system in 607 BC de-mystified the celestial processes.