Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]
This would have been a feel-good story. A random group of folks decides to pull together content and publish a magazine, an actual thing, in 48 hours, with the theme of \’Hustle\’. It works, and finds some pretty decent critical review. And then CBS sues them for infringing on the brand of their 48 Hours…
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I Hate The NBA
I was all ready to write a long scathing post about how much I hate the NBA after the Timberwolves yet again failed to improve their fate in the famed NBA Draft Lottery. But after thinking about it, and realizing that I\’ve hated the NBA for more than a decade now, this one time out…
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The *other* Game 7.
You know, the historic one.[1. I\’m well aware that you probably don\’t know, and in fact may only barely know your own ass from a hockey puck. Don\’t worry, I\’ll spell it out.] The Philadelphia Flyers have already made history. They\’re now the sixth team in NHL history to lose the first three games of…
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Oh My…
Courtesy of FailBlog.org:
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The iPad
I\’ve been considering an iPad post ever since it was announced, but one thing kept stopping me – I couldn\’t answer the question of why it exists. \”What\’s it for?\” \”What does it do?\” I get the feeling that this blog post is going to come as close as anything to summing up the answers…
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Fantasy Baseball
(No, it\’s not quite what you\’re thinking.) It\’s May, so I\’ve bothered to look at the American League standings. I\’m intrigued by what I see. Let me explain. I skew towards the AL Central, where the Twins are on top, but the Tigers are playing some decent ball. The other three teams in the Central,…
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Letter Never Sent
Dear Mr. Harwell, I am reluctant to admit that I have spent most of my life being barely aware of your existence. I remember there being a bit of a ruckus when you got fired by a college football coach, and that everyone was happy when the guy from Little Caesar\’s hired you back the…
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Full-Blown Website Post
When exactly did the word \”full-blown\” become part of our official vernacular? I think the first time I saw \”full-blown\” in print was in reference to someone having \”full-blown AIDS\”. Since that time the word has shown up more and more: full-blown diabetes, full-blown hostilities, full-blown , etc. Maybe it\’s a perfectly cromulent word, but…
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Disney\’s Feral Cats
Great article in the LA Times[1. h/t to Daring Fireball] about the lengths that workers at Disney Parks go to in making sure that every part of the park is cleaned up and/or repaired each night. It\’s an attention to detail that helped attendance rise 8% last year in a bad economy, while other parks…
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Bathroom Words
Unlike others I know (*cough* wadE *cough* Jason), I\’ve never had trouble with the affliction known informally as \”pee-shyness\”. The thought of whether I\’m next to someone else or not doesn\’t even cross my mind. Wait, does that make me pee-cocky? That\’s fun in a couple of ways, isn\’t it? Hee hee. Where was I?…
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