Sweigart Report: “Hopi” Ear Candles | Vol. 3 / No. 45.1
Don’t buy this | Photo: Mike Knell, CC BY-SA 2.0 Things you never think you’re going to have to write: Please, do not get your ears “candled.” That’s such a patently bizarre thing to say it […]
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Monday Crazy: “NASA’s Mars Rovers Are *Actually On Earth*” Edition | Vol. 3 / No. 44.1
Mark Watney and friends in Canada | Photo: The Mars Society via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Here you go, everyone, a little crazy for your Monday. In the “oldie but goodie” catergory, over at anonews.co there’s […]
Sweigart Report: “Chupacabra” | Vol. 3 / No. 43.1
Today’s Monday Crazy concerns this video, supposedly of a man-like creature “filmed” in a “Portuguese desert” that people are calling a “chupacabra.” Things to remember: (a) Portugal doesn’t have deserts, but it does have a […]
The American Team Is “Cupping” Vol. 3 / No. 41.1
Photo: Amy Selleck, CC BY 2.0 And in the files of things so nuts I can’t believe I’m typing it, many of the US athletes at the 2016 Olympics in Rio are “cupping” — they’re […]
This Is Not A Drill: After School Satan Is A Thing (And It’s AMAZING) | Vol. 3 / No. 40.1
Sounds like a delightful program! | Image: The Satanic Temple Just so you know, according to the Friendly Atheist, 5% of elementary schools across America have explicitly Christian after school programs called “Good News Clubs.” […]
Cosplay Is Over. John Barrowman Won. | Vol. 3 / No. 39.1
Photo: @Team_Barrowman It’s Monday. You’re feeling down in the dumps. Nothing will ever be right again. Except no, because this happened this weekend at the San Diego Comic Con: Yes Squirrel Girl happened @Comic_Con […]
Maybe We Don’t Need To “Resist” Pokemon Go | Vol. 3 / No. 38.1
Marx does not approve of your Pokemon collecting | Photo: fhwrdh, CC BY 2.0 The grouchy Marxists over at Jacobin have published an over-the-top editorial by Sam Kriss called “Resist Pokemon Go,” and while it’s […]
Pokemon Go, Your One-Way Ticket to the New World Order | Vol. 3 / No. 37.1
Originals Lydia, frankieleon, CC BY 2.0 *** While there do appear to be some security flaws in the new Pokemon Go app — it seems right now to have full access to your Gmail account, […]
Sweigart Report: The “Please Let This Be Real And Not A Parody” Edition | Vol. 3 / No. 36.1
Some days, the crazies make you want to tear your hair out. And some days, oh my havens, they just make your day. Such was the case when I learned that one K. Jones of […]
The Flat Earth: A Credible Explainer | Vol. 3 / No. 35.1
I just started teaching another summer course, so things got away from me today. So instead of engaging analysis, here’s what amounts to a promo / introduction to something awesome made by someone else. Have […]