Bad News For Hippies and Vampires

It’s kind of a bummer to be a bat these days.  Bats (Chiroptera) used to have a pretty sweet deal.  They could navigate using the awesomeness that is echolocation, turn into vampires, and frankly scare the shit out of everyone while being no bigger than a fist when freakily hanging upside down.
But things are not [...]

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Neil Diamond Does New York (And by “Does” I Mean Sex. He Sexed Me.)

Last night (and the night before) Neil Diamond performed one of four shows at Madison Square Garden. It was a wonderful evening. Here are a few things I learned about the Jewish Elvis.

He talks to himself, and refers to himself in the third person. Neil informed us that he will often check himself by shouting out [...]

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Welcome to Gattaca, May I Take Your Order?

On May 21 of this year, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008.  Sponsored by New York’s own Representative Louise Slaughter, the law aims to “prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.” 
Sure it soundsgreat, until you find out one of your co-workers is [...]

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