LeBron definitely hasn't been himself. His weight loss is something that I've wondered about, particularly as it effects his ability in the paint. Does that mean he can't power through to the rim like he typically could? Did he lose muscle mass along with the weight? Maybe. But, I can't believe that alone would…

"...makers of this film are bastard people! I denounce them and curse them! Bastard people!" Bastard people? Corky St. Clair is surprisingly protective of Kim Jong-il.

If they made this part of orientation, they could take trust exercises to a terrifying extreme.

The sociological aspects of paranormal belief fascinate me. The stories interest me as folklore because they make me wonder about why people believe in the paranormal. What needs to these beliefs fulfill? More importantly, what do these stories reveal about our culture in terms of anxieties and desires?

One of the scenes in the 1954 movie "White Christmas" creeps me out because of the injuries that the child dancers (some as young as 14-years-old) may have suffered from dancing en pointe at too early an age. I'm guessing the OSHA meeting went something like "Hey, do you think the dancers' feet are a little…

"...And this, Dear Leader, shows DPRK's computer is recieving information at an astonishing rate of 33.6 kbits/s— Damnit, someone picked up the phone!"

The coldest place in the universe is remarkably close. 5000 light years is nothing.

From Cleveland. This is pretty much all true. I'll add that people also speak directly through their nasal passages and sweat pierogi grease

Looks like he stepped out of a Velvet Underground song.

Working on an opera about this story.

If the NFL could protect its brand by hold all players accountable for their conduct, they would do it; if the NFL could protect its brand by hold no players accountable for their conduct, they would do. Bottom line: the NFL does not care about player conduct, the NFL is solely concerned with protecting their brand.…

And this is when everything is going well!

The Keystone Cleveland Cops don't have the slightest patch of moral ground to stand on when it comes to asking anybody for an apology in light of this: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/05/us/…

And then there are the Cleveland cops. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/05/us/…

"...allowing us to further understand the creation of our planet and solar system and the greater world around us. More importantly though, such missions contribute to the character of the nation, demonstrating the importance of science and technology to our civilization, which will ultimately help us process and…

An apt visual metaphor for Johnny Manziel's first NFL start.

"Even I think that was pathetic!" —Brady Quinn

Is that Rudy Giuliani's publicist?

Revising Expectations Downward: a Cleveland Tradition