Luminiferous Æther

StarCraft, my precious. How many hours of my life did I devote to thee? It matters not. Unlike lesser games), I wouldn’t take that time back. Every moment with you was gaming bliss.
But my love is nothing compared with that of South Korea. South Korea is StarCraft crazy. The […]

Baristas have now become artists. By pouring the milk and using a small pick tool latte artists create patterns and images using the contrast between the coffee and the foam. It’s impressive the designs that can be created with such limited tools.
[Click here for video demonstrating latte art]
[Click here for photos from the […]

The ability of people to be needless jerks constantly surprises me. According to an article in the Telegraph, insulting and abusive callers are inflicting so much stress on Indian call center workers that they are making them sick.
From the article:
“At first, I thought I’d get used to it, but it’s been a year now […]

Over at slate, Kent Sepkowitz wrote an article called ‘Eat Crap: Why Americans should ingest more excrement’ — and he means it. He lays out a funny and insightful argument about how American’s obsession with cleanliness is making us sicker. From the article:
Ever wonder why your dog can gobble, lick, and gnaw […]