Physics professor Paul Frampton of UNC Chapel Hill is sitting in an Argentine jail, busted for trying to smuggle out 2 kilos of cocaine, but that hasn’t stopped him from asking for a raise on his $107,000 annual salary - raise as in he wants it doubled.Hey, he has tenure. And a lot of citations.Frampton is in a spat with the school because he says they are improperly withholding his salary....
read moreHow do you make an A-list film with a B-movie budget? You use clever writing, moody atmosphere and then some creative camera work. Result: a lot of fun. read...
read moreAre you buying Halloween candy? Don't you know they use child labor to harvest those cocoa beans? You went to Chick-fil-A? So you don't believe gay parents have just as much right to be annoying at a kid's soccer game as everyone else?It's increasingly the case that someone, somewhere, is going to make a value judgment about you based on what you buy and where. This is the sign...
read moreHow can you tell the American recession is still worrisome, despite government worker unemployment only being 4.3%? Beer sales have fallen again. You'd think beer sales would go up in a bad economy, like it does historically, right? Cheap entertainment and all that. No, that only happens for a short while, and by now things have been so persistently bad people are buying a...
read moreIf you were to ask me yesterday what did the most harm to romantic relationships, I would have said 'romantic comedies' followed by 'advice from women'. read...
read moreHas global warming made it too darn hot to think about autumn events like Oktoberfest? Can't choose between a milkshake and a beer? You are in luck, the Red Robin restaurant chain is simply mixing the two. A cold beer milkshake can appeal to beer enthusiasts and dessert-lovers, they believe, so now through November 11th, they are selling a Samuel Adams® Octoberfest Milkshake. You can...
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