Extras
The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, crossword by Matt Jones, News of The Weird
Do jails and prisons allow video-conferencing with inmates?
If you’re picturing high-quality video service, forget it—this is “poorly designed” technology, according to the report’s authors, plagued with complaints about crappy connections
Are there any other options besides chopsticks and ‘Western’ cutlery?
Plenty of cultures haven’t gotten around to creating their own answer to silverware because they haven’t needed to
Is the West kidding itself about the good intentions of Islam?
Is the West kidding itself about the good intentions of Islam? On one hand many followers of Islam, especially in the West, claim it’s a religion of peace. On the […]
Which country has the freest speech laws?
In the eyes of much of the world the United States’ conception of free speech comes across as rather extreme
Why are gas price increases so large and sudden?
Why are increases in gas prices often so abrupt and large, while decreases are small and incremental? Where I live, we’ve had two six- to ten-cent increases in the last […]