By sheer probability alone, don't you think that someone, somewhere, probably in China, is working on developing Soylent Green right now?

Two years ago, my interactions with Comcast employees had me loathing the company that consistently tops user polls of the most hated brand in America.This week, I had an incredibly pleasant and overall positive experience with Comcast.Here's my theory. Two years ago, Comcast didn't have to provide good service. In...

I have a design problem.I pride myself in being a design minimalist. I believe that the the most beautiful design is the most utilitarian design. I believe in functional beauty.Yet, I love skinny ties. I wear them at least once a week in a job position that doesn't require them.My...

Last September, this blog was part of the "30 Days. 30 Bloggers." fundraising challenge for Charity Water, in which we were able to provide 573 people in the Central African Republic with clean water for the next 20 years.Charity Water put together a thank you video, in which they specifically...

Oh yeah, we're going there today.Let's pretend you've never heard of circumcision before. And you just found out that some religious group is cutting the penises of their infant boys.Umm...what? How is this not illegal?!?We give religion some HUGE cultural leeway when it comes to raising children...unless they're Islam....yes I...

During our relief-filled visit to Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago last week, I was surprised to find the children's area to be so dingy and unattractive for such a prestigious institution.And the more I thought about this, the happier it made me. Reception aesthetics apparently fall very low on this...

I work in higher education, for a private university that has achieved record enrollment numbers each year over the past 3, coinciding with the worst economic drop in the past century.This isn't just my school. It's a trend across higher education. And it's really confusing to me.Because as the economy...

Many religions promote self-improvement.Is Christianity alone in promoting self-destruction, the very death of self?

Until very recently, I had assumed that people in the 16th century actually talked like Shakespeare wrote them. And that only in the past couple hundred years had we devolved into plain-spokenness.I am a moron who didn't think that assumption through.Turns out that plain-speak has been the norm for millenia....

There are a couple exclusively plus-size clothing stores for women that have popped up around my area.Designed specifically for women sizes 14 and up, these stores offer moden accesible fashion that better fits the plus-size female. They don't shy away from stating who they are. "Plus-size clothing" is in the...