Mobile animals that live along the bottom are well know for avoiding water with low oxygen levels. In a bay, the wind can blow the surface water from one side of the bay to another, which draws bottom water up into the shallows along the shore on the side the surface water is moving away from. If the bottom water is…

Yeah, it’s easy to point the finger at religion, and I am not denying that many horrific things have been done in the name of pretty much all religions ever, but I think it’s more of an issue of tribalism. People have historically tended to be quite religious, and religion is an easy way to enforce social mores and…

I work in immigration. Some days I have to almost physically remind myself that there are areas that are outside of my control, and that I can’t do good work by ignoring what I can do to obsess over what I can’t.

The greatest show that no one is watching called it months ago.

It hasn’t been a year...

The only way the Republicans would ever consider impeaching him is if they thought that keeping him around would hinder their reelections. However, thanks to gerrymandering, voter suppression, and a loyal cadre of racist, sexist, xenophobic voters who will always support Trump and consistently show up to vote in…

Uuuugh, ugh ugh ugh just even THINKING of MacInnes or his name or his stinktard face— just makes my throat close up. He’s a vile little homunculus. I wish I could claim more surprise to hear this news, too.

This is so correct. His first reaction was to hit back at her, hard, because she dared to say who she was. That was so threatening to him and his worldview that he had to make sure she was mocked, but didn’t have the fortitude to do it himself. I hope he never works again.

I really enjoyed the book too, but I didn’t relate to it. I have the opposite issue: too few real options. I feel like if you’re a straight woman who won’t date a sexist, it’s pretty slim pickins. No?

There is no message worth hearing that depends on inflicting cruelty upon helpless animals. Fuck these artists, and fuck the museum for its craven bullshit of an excuse.

That is very true, but I also want to point out that pit bulls really were bred for fighting and often do have a high level of innate dog aggression. This doesn’t mean that they are bad dogs; I have several dogs (not pits, because somewhat ironically given the content of this post, I find pits a little too goofy and…

Ugh. I don’t think I would want to watch this, and I hate to think of the live exhibit initially shown. This is a setup that puts sentient beings in a state of stress for our intellectual curiosity. The high minded intent of the audience doesn’t really matter to a dog goaded to fight, the audience may as well be…

Or maybe prescriptivism is the equivalent of a lepidopterist who would rather see a butterfly dead on a pin than alive out in nature.

Aaaaand bingo: People who hashtag “grateful” are the exact type of people who would like a sorority.

Cue 500 commenters coming here to tell you that greek life isn’t like that at all and charity and friends for the rest of your life and professional opportunities.

It is interesting to note that when my 8th grader and her girls get soda after middle school they are doing something that terrifies you.

So you think the solution is to kill them off with billions in venture capital and an app? How’s about instead we demand the tech bros go after the real problem, the wholesale food distributors who don’t let small independents negotiate decent prices like the mega stores? Small timers then have to simultaneously pass…

UGH. As a city parent, I cannot overstate the importance of corner stores to healthy communities. Corner stores (we don’t really call them bodegas and the owners are usually Palestinian) serve as the grandmas for the neighborhood. The corner stores keep an eye out, and they sweep the sidewalk, and they lend you a…

Because vending machines are so reasonably priced and filled with variety?