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Thanks for this, and for teaching me the word "denimhead"

I really don't think this is cultural appropriation. She isn't using a disembodied cultural signifier as a tone deaf prop. I think the idea that she can't study classical arabic music without being accused of appropriation enforces the idea that globalization is unilateral - that cultures can only assimilate with the…

If cultural appropriation means that nobody is allowed to embrace and create art that originated in cultures outside their own, I think I'm going to have to go ahead and not give a shit about it.

This article is bullshit. You are a member of the PC Master Race. You don't need to defend yourself from anyone, especially the console peons. You are right, you are good, you are perfect. Those that disagree (console vermin) merely demonstrate how unaware they are of their own inferiority. Ignore them like the worms…

The screws used in the PS4 are actually custom and super adorable:

IS REGION-LOCKED

Edge: For fuck's sake, guys. Make your consoles backward compatible.

PS4: The PlayStation 4 is a nice size, and almost feels an inch or so smaller than it "should" be. Not a bad thing! It's equally comfortable sitting flat or standing on end, and I've found that I don't need a stand to put it on its end. The parallelogram shape is more pronounced than I was expecting. The tiny power…

You're a dick—the casual way you dismiss student athletes with one shallow stroke marks you as an asshole. What's the matter? Weren't you good enough to make a team?

You are an absolute joke. A grade in the class should be based on a student's knowledge of the subject, not their ability to manage a draconian system. I look forward to the Khan Academy rendering you cyclically unemployed.

Pictured: Jolie Kerr's pantry

I KNOW! I just discovered them last year, and now my Favorite Thing is to just do a giant veggie roast: Brussels sprouts, parsnips, fancy potatoes (like Yukon Gold), yams, sweet potatoes, broccoli, squash, and some whole garlic cloves with olive oil, sea salt, and pepper. DELICIOUS and SO EASY. I also like to add…

There is a very solid argument that giving the homeless currency may be a bad thing. Most of the folks I know that work around the homeless encourage giving something useable such as a coat, or food. I tend to give food directly...though it doesn't really bother me personally what they use their money on, as addiction…

Working within established limitations (self-imposed or otherwise) is a tenant of great art. While I'm not trying to assert that Hyper Light Drifter is 'great art', I will say that the art style here was chosen for a reason.

Things you buy used can sometimes be a great deal. I'm assuming, however, that the grinder you bought is a blade grinder (like the bodum linked) not a burr grinder (like the baratzas), so you got a $30 grinder for $3. The problem with blade grinders is that they grind inconsistently. You want to adjust your grind to…

Things you buy used can sometimes be a great deal. I'm assuming, however, that the grinder you bought is a blade…

"Most sane people would, if given the choice between playing a game using the DualShock 3 or Xbox 360 Controller, would go for Microsoft's pad every time."

It's a false sense of security! I know it might not feel that way, but riding a bike on the sidewalk in most areas is more dangerous for the rider than riding it in the street. Almost all collisions between cars and bicycles occur at some kind of intersection, when the paths of the vehicles are crossing. Drivers…

There is absolutely zero professional third party analysis on the ergonomics of controllers to back up the claim that either one more ergonomic than the other. And yet I continue to hear this argument when it's nothing more than armchair analysis.

Slim Goodbody, brave and true. A man of health, a hero who ...