I think she did hire real scientists — and they couldn’t make it work, because the technology was impractical to begin with.

“We’re deeply offended and expect an apology from Nigel Farage.” — Silverback Gorillas

Between her father’s seamy sexual objectification of her and the anti-Semitism that’s common among his minions, I don’t know how Ivanka can stand him either. At the very least, now that it’s public knowledge that her father thinks of her as “a piece of ass”, I think that she and her husband are likely to distance…

I don’t think Elizabeth Holmes started her company as a deliberate scam. I think she was and still is convinced that her technology can be made to work. She’s bought into the myth that anyone who sticks to something long enough is bound to get it right. And that’s just not true; no one is going to invent a perpetual…

She’s not stupid, but she seems to be spectacularly self-unaware. Drs. Dunning and Kruger could probably write a whole ‘nother paper about her.

I don’t think her ban has taken effect yet. Not sure how that works, though.

The one thing Phelps could probably do for Lochte is to say, “Drunk, stupid, and causing international incidents is no way to go through life, son.” Then pat him on the shoulder and walk away fast.

Seconded. The only way he’d be more obsessed with his daughter is if he somehow found a way to turn a clone of himself into a woman.

I don’t know about you, but I think I’m going to wait up until — oh, 4 AM or so, logged into Twitter and holding a massive bowl of popcorn.

This election is bringing up fond memories of my mother and my uncle, both lifelong Democrats, delivering commentary while watching TV appearances by politicians they couldn’t stand. My uncle would sometimes scream out loud at Richard Nixon. My mom, who unlike her brother lived to see the age of hyperpartisan cable…

I don’t remember whether I’ve posted this here before, but the finale of The Almighty Johnsons left me in that state. It was a more or less happy conclusion to the story, at least for the main characters, but I started to puddle up when Dawn realized that she remembered who Ty was — and completely lost it when Axl…

M. opercularis is found in some parts of the United States as well. A few years back, an entomology outreach professional of my acquaintance blogged about it: “Never touch anything that looks like Donald Trump’s hair.”

“Trump has never been known to use drugs or even drink,” Johnston recalled earlier this year. 

There are sex-hormone effects on the developing brain in utero and during early childhood that don’t have a lot to do with puberty a few years down the road. In fact, estrogen is important in brain development in both sexes, but the testicles of male fetuses add testosterone to the mix. However, like any biochemical…

That’s what I was thinking. Either a cis actor has to switch back and forth between presenting as Maura and as Mort, or else a trans actress would have to do the same.

There are two kinds of item that I buy from Lands’ End that I just can’t find anywhere else: Petite one-piece swimsuits and petite outerwear. Those are sufficient for me (a pretty stable 12P) to hope that Lands’ End is around for a long, long time.

Isn’t convergent evolution awesome? :-)

Does this mean that This Is Us is going to be the Jack & Bobby of the 2016 season?

Insemination by puncture is called traumatic insemination, and a lot of invertebrates do it — notably bed bugs.

I’ve used and loved micellar water for years, but until Garnier and a couple of other mass-market brands started making it, the stuff was often upwards of $30 a bottle.

I’ve used and loved micellar water for years, but until Garnier and a couple of other mass-market brands started…