Real food is better. And it is patently false that you cannot get all the necessary vitamins and minerals and proteins and whatsits from a vegetarian diet. True, some vegetarians and vegans do struggle to get their diet right, but the vast majority of people eat sufficiently broad types of food to make this a…

The first world consumes much more meat than the third world. Meat is a luxury for most of the world. It’s only in US and similar countries where meat becomes the cheapest or easiest option.

And neither of those types of teeth in humans are sufficient to serve the purpose of rending meat. We can do it, but it is much less efficient and, impractical for a species that requires meat.

I would argue that we have evolved away from being obligate omnivores. Our teeth really are not suited to rending meat (which is why we have to do all the preparation we do) and our gut flora are atypical for a omnivorous animal (which is why meat is not digested as thoroughly by the human GI tract). We simply do not…

A lot of a critter’s diet relies on availability. There are very few complete herbivores; even pandas eat bamboo rats!

Hot take: if your beliefs about the consumption of meat extend to denying animals in your care their biologically-necessary diet, do not get a fucking pet whose biologically-necessary diet includes meat.

The kodkod is the smallest wildcat—smaller, even, than the average house cat. It’s a tiny, Andean pocket panther that takes tree-dwelling to a whole new level.

The bottom line answer is that it was too expensive. Way too expensive.

There is good reason against modulating your voice from your natural voice in terms of vocal health. Young people imitate (particularly in singing) other voices and, without appropriate training, they place their voices at risk. While most people are not trying to sing for a living, untrained vocal modulation can be…

Listening to This American Life is pretty much my idea of a personal hell. The way he talks makes me anxious. It’s the weirdest thing.

The coffee is not 100% Arabica. Robusto, while commonly used up until the 90s, is a cheaper filler used in some coffee preparations, including Nespresso’s pods. To be fair, some people do not mind the taste of Robusto beans, but YMMV.

The coffee is not 100% Arabica. Robusto, while commonly used up until the 90s, is a cheaper filler used in some…

Yeah, this uses little space-ship shaped pods. And the coffee available is terrible.

Yeah, this uses little space-ship shaped pods. And the coffee available is terrible.

Yeah, their pods are not 100% Arabica. Automatically a lesser coffee. I find them to be virtually undrinkable.

Yeah, their pods are not 100% Arabica. Automatically a lesser coffee. I find them to be virtually undrinkable.

“Decent” is incredibly subjective. ;)

“Decent” is incredibly subjective. ;)

Ugh, I have never been able to find the ComicCon trailer. I am bad at internet.

Please tell me the “sit and play” in the picture is for the dog. I need a dog playing with a “sit and play” video.

I highly HIGHLY recommend googling Action Park and reading up... that place is insanity.

Action Park uses stream/lake water in many of its attractions.

Thanks for the info! It seems horrible to WANT someone to be horribly disfigured, but his sense of self given his physical limitations/talents is so interesting.

I am disappointed that we appear to be getting a physically normal Wade Wilson.