Affirmative action has me in a tizzy. Let me construct a chain of logic here. Diversity is good because diversity provides people with different perspectives. Solving problems happens more effectively if people have different perspectives. Therefore, problems get solved more effectively if people come from diverse backgrounds.
This is a straw man argument, which I present [...]
The best pie is rhubarb pie — there can simply be no discussion here. Oh you can whine and moan about how some other pie is better, but you might as well save yourself some angst and just admit you are wrong right now.
The drawback to rhubarb pie is that it takes a reasonable amount [...]
I used to consider myself a democrat when I had the luxury of being supported by my parents for my first 21 years. The only issue I seemed to have an opinion on was a woman’s right to choose (which sounds much nicer than abortion). I found it illogical that the state would control such [...]
I happen to enjoy cooking, and I also happen to enjoy drinking. Cooking drinks means making cocktails. My personal favorite is the sidecar. One makes a sidecar thusly:
Sidecar
2 parts Cognac
1 part Cointreau
1 part lemon juice
Serve straight up with a sugared rim and a twist.
To learn more about classic cocktails, visit Wired’s old cocktail site. [...]
Have any new board games been released in the last five years? Taboo was the last game I remember making any kind of mark in the media, and I played that in 1994.
It feels like this is a little tiny piece of information that is suggestive of the direction our culture is headed. All the [...]
