“Social conservatives long to raise their children in a country where they don’t have to hear about homosexuality every time they turn on the news. [...] And guess what? In countries like Canada — where the fight over gay rights is essentially over, where there is gay marriage, open military service and employment protections —…Read More
1. Captain Hook
2. The Flash
3. Hello Kitty
4. Hello Titty
5. Cowboy
An article in the BBC today asks, “What’s so wrong with Comic Sans?” Dear BBC: everything. To begin, let’s look at your type sample for the article: First of all, all those things are true. Second of all, the BBC’s main line of defense seems to be that handwritten typefaces are fun! And yes, they…Read More
“But so I’d heard and/or read that grass-fed chicken tastes like chicken, like something. More powerfully like itself. And I bought some greenmarket apples and not only were there more options than supertart Granny Smith, mushy Golden Delicious, or gross Red Delicious that makes my tongue feel all dry (does that happen to anyone else?)…Read More
In honour of what would be John Lennon’s 70th birthday, Google has changed their logo to a 32-second doodle video (below) that features a clip of “Imagine.” Which is a solid song, no question. But taken out of context, and presented by Google? “You may say I’m a dreamer / but I’m not the only…Read More
So a little while ago, I became vegan. This was a result not of strong political convictions in that direction or of brainwashing by PETA (and honestly reading their website sometimes makes me want to eat a steak out of spite, more on which later), but because when you’re lactose-intolerant and grossed out by preparing…Read More
Google Instant launched September 8 and is supposed to predict what you’re going to search for before you even finish typing based on the things you’ve already searched for. Sound good? Probably. A reminder of how creepy Google is sometimes? Possibly. Unless, of course, the thing you’re typing is one of the almost 200 words on a growing black list.