July 8 marks the 70th anniversary of the Roswell UFO Incident. The most famous UFO incident in history, the US Government maintains it was simply an Air Force balloon. The truth of course is that a 168 year old man, a mutant cyclops, an alien lobster, an alcoholic robot, a guy who was his own grandfather, a human…

The A.V. Club

Caucasian-looking men who are over 18 and between 5’10” and 6’1” are sought. You must be very physically fit, with muscular and defined arms. (Subject: FIT).

Americo-Australianian relations are at an all-time low.

Today marks the 330th anniversary of the publication of the most influential book in the history of modern science; Sir Issac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Generally referred to now as simply the Principia, Newton laid out his laws of motion, his law of universal gravitation and a derivation…

Since only A and B are mutually exclusive, you need to make like an AP History test with choices like "B and C but not A or D" or "All but A".

Why Chaffetz quit is something of a mystery. He was rising quickly through the ranks and likely would have made a run at Speaker in a few years. Meanwhile, he still hasn't given a clear reason why he is in such a rush to get out. His decision not to seek reelection could be attributed to desire to run for governor,…

On this subject some unfortunate news out of Europe

I'm still waiting on Ryan Murphy's take on the Dreyfuss Affair.

He mastered wine making, so he moved on to new challenges.

Did he have that Kirk Lazarus procedure?

Except Congress has no obligation to grant anyone a trademark.

You're right, once the Supreme Court rules the issue is resolved forever. Always.

If it wasn't dicey it never would have reached the Supreme Court.

And it's a no-brainer from a Constitutional standpoint anyway: racial
epithets are protected speech. There's no "unless" clause in the First
Amendment. Doesn't mean the people USING those terms shouldn't be
shunned and boycotted, it's just that the government itself cannot
punish them.

Technology is cyclical!

You know I don't speak Spanish.

Which gets bonus points for inspiring the "Craig James, who has never denied killing 5 hookers at SMU…" meme.

Lochte can't race the shark; he's still suspended.

Hey, at the '09 World Championships Phelps managed to beat Milorad "Michael" Cavic even though Cavic (and all the other swimmers) were using the 100% polyurethane Arena X-Glide, while Phepls was still wearing a Speedo LZR.