We know you’re missing Philip Kitcher this year, so here’s a little taste of him to tide you over ’til the fall. (New York Times) New York public phone booths are getting a lot more high tech… but we can’t help but thinking of all. The. Hand contact. On those touch screens. Think subway poles […]

When your wife divorces you for making her speak Klingon. (NYT) When that girl in your econ class turns out to be a Russian spy. (Bloomberg) When the nation begins a crusade against white bread. (Slate) When the weather is how we got out of the recession. (WashPo) When Amazon throws $1 million at the small, […]

As much as we thought eating chocolate eggs and wearing fun pastel dresses showcased our religious devotion on Easter, it turns out we’re all just a bunch of pagans. (Daily Kos) In case you questioned whether or not you’re literate, you are. Woot. (The Atlantic) Those hipsters in Brooklyn might be on to something. The […]

Collectivism might not be quite the way to go, but using money as an incentive is making us poor problem solvers. (Nature Blogs) Remember, remember, the fifth of November: David Cameron comes under fire for attempting to make the UK a police state. (LA Times) Congenital birth defects may soon be a thing of the […]

Google previewed their “augmented reality” glasses, inciting debate about what results they could produce. (Nine MSN, Slash Gear, ZDNet) Giant panda’s sex life is becoming less of a mystery–but that doesn’t make yours any easier. (MSNBC) Wall Streeters are no longer dismissing techno as some weird things kids these days are mysteriously into.  (NYTimes) The […]

In a bout of Core-inspired rhetoric perhaps informed by his CC days, President Obama accused Mitt Romney of “thinly veiled social Darwinism” yesterday. (The Guardian) Meanwhile, Rick Santorum continues to struggle for existence. (NYT) In a world with limited resources, it seems that the Canadian penny just won’t cut it. (ABC) You gotta be smart to survive. […]

Just in time for Autism Awareness Month, Columbia researchers discover that as many as 10% of autistic children can “grow out” of the disorder. (CBS News) Say goodbye to your old, familiar, smells-slightly-like-death cab for the taxi of tomorrow (apparently, Nissan is the symbol of progress). (New York Times) If you think you’re the first […]

Maybe just like Justin Beiber, we too have reached our peak young. But are we really getting dumber? (Daily Beast) For those of us who have better things to do than pay attention to mainstream American politics, the New York Times has kindly created a quantum theory model of Mitt Romney’s personality. (NYT) Facebook’s issues aren’t its […]

Foreigners visiting our foreign neighbors will now be subject to Homeland Security background checks. Why can’t we just be done with it and annex Canada? (The Independent) Linjury! A torn miniscus sidelines Jeremy Lin for the rest of the season, but the puns will never die. (Gothamist) One college in California is charging more for […]

A pizza price war has pushed the cost of a slice along Avenue of the Americas in Midtown down to seventy-five cents. Who’s responsible for this madness? (NYT) Philosopher Helen Nissenbaum of NYU is helping to reshape privacy policy so it fits in with our comfortable norms, but others claim that the paradigm is already […]

Another shooting of a young black male took place in Wisconsin this week; of course, comparisons are drawn to the controversial Trayvon Martin case. (HuffPo) Who would have thought: the rich are getting richer. (Washington Post) Striking a balance between responsibility and liberty will be key to the Supreme Court’s upholding of Obamacare. (NYT) There’s a […]

It may not be JSachs, but Columbia does in fact have a World Bank presidential candidate. (Bloomberg) Kate McKinnon, CC’06, is rumored to be joining the SNL cast, adding to our growing list of alums on the comedy show.  Let’s hope she doesn’t fuck it up. (Vulture) Turns out the weird guy in the Batman […]

A JetBlue flight was diverted after the pilot went crazy. (CNN, Wall Street Journal, Gothamist) A fast-moving wildfire has claimed two lives and burned through 4,500 acres in Colorado. (Denver Post) As if the SATs weren’t enough to give you a meltdown, now you really can’t cheat. (NYT) North Korea won’t back down on its nuclear project. (CNN) While hackers […]

Facebook now owns the word “book.” The perfect excuse not to discuss your reading! (Wired) Birthdays and dinosaurs are now forbidden among children due to the potential emotional damage they cause. (Huffington Post) Columbia is going to court to protect its top-secret genetic information. (Reuters) This guy is walking every street in New York City […]

It’s been a year since the Times started making you pay for the news. See how it’s worked out. (Capital) As we move into iced coffee season, the mystery of why it costs more turns out to be fairly elaborate. (NY Mag) Warning: may inspire crippling angst and insecurity in jobless seniors. An in-depth profile […]