How Does This Work? Do I Get 20% Off?

At the best of times, the entire concept of tipping is nearly 100% bullshit. But business, as it so often does, has found a way to not only hit 100% bullshit on that scale, but also to redefine what maximum bullshit percentages even are. That’s right, they’re asking for tips at self-checkouts now. The Wall …

How About You Come Sleep Inside, My Man

I don’t drive, but I have driven with a lot of people. Sometimes those people get tired. Sometimes tired enough that them continuing to drive simply isn’t safe. So I understand why perhaps this fellow might have decided to get himself the heck off the road and take a little nap. I can also understand …

My New Favourite Tears For Fears Song Isn’t Even A Tears For Fears Song

I don’t know a whole lot about British television, so maybe bands randomly performing in the middle of children’s game shows is a thing that’s odd to no one but me. What I do know, though, is that this is quite the catchy little number. Go on, tell me you’re not walking around humming that …

Sailor’s Song, By The Decemberists And ChatGPT

Colin Meloy of the Decemberists had an interesting idea earlier this year. What if I were to ask ChatGPT to write a song that Colin Meloy of the Decemberists might have written and then record whatever it spits out? And so he did, chords and all. I can’t embed it, but you can head over …

How Bout I Take You Out, Ya Little Punk

As someone who can never look at the labels on anything, I can’t understand how this happened. You either know what something is or you don’t. If you order something and you don’t know what it looks like, why are you going to town on it before you’ve talked to the others? One of them …

Everything Is On The Table Doesn’t Mean Go Ahead And Eat The Candles

Over the years I’ve become, for the most part, the sort of sports fan that tries not to get super worked up or bent out of shape about every decision that a manager or a coach does or doesn’t make. Sometimes I get a little hot because this or that wasn’t what I would have …