The Quick 10: 10 Really Bizarre Soap Opera Plots
I don’t watch soap operas these days, but every now and then I hear about a particularly strange event in Salem or Port Charles. Amnesia, false marriages, faked deaths, mistaken identity – those things...
View ArticleThe Quick 10: 9 Miss Golden Globes (and one Mr.)
The Golden Globes are coming up this weekend, which means it’s time for a new Miss Golden Globe. Although the award ceremony has been around since 1944, Miss Golden Globe didn’t start handing out...
View ArticleMaking a Study of Film Titles
The opening titles of a film can say a lot about what’s to follow. When I saw Napoleon Dynamite, I recall watching the opening credits – featuring names scrolled out across bland cafeteria lunches and...
View ArticleWomen Who Have Just Finished Ovulating are the Best at Spotting Snakes
Now you know. Now you can be prepared — all thanks to a study by researchers at Kyoto University. They examined the speed at which women at different stages in the menstrual cycle spotted snakes in...
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