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In Defense of the Giant Panda
The garden-path guide to staying alive.
Category Culture
Liberty Measles
French fries and the disappearance of German-American culture.
Our Words are Backed with Nuclear Weapons
Did a video game glitch really turn Mahatma Gandhi into a murderous, nuclear bomb-loving menace?
Cold as Dickens
Dickensian London is iconic, but its plentiful snowdrifts bear little resemblance to the modern city. Is this artistic license? Or are Tiny Tim's environs evidence of a centuries-long frosty period that gave us Frankenstein, witchcraft, and America?
Butthole Orbs and Vicious Murder: The Haunts and Horrors of Japan’s Toilet Ghosts
Mythic folk creatures built to scare the shit out of you.
The War on the Frowning Poop Emoji
How the history of our newest linguistic asset led to a serious discussion of fecal emotionality.
Catalonia’s Coprophilic Christmas
Every Christmas, Catalonia prides itself on being fun, festive, and full of shit.
