Some cultures prefer to boil indoors; others, freeze–why do we spend so much money and energy on discomfort?
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February 22, 2010
Introducing the world to an important concept of polite behavior.
January 19, 2010
Some partially formed thoughts on my travels through Southeast Asia.
December 29, 2009
What were the best articles here at Heretical Ideas in 2009? The answers may surprise you.
November 18, 2009
Judging by the photos and trailers, the upcoming Sherlock Holmes appears to be truer to the original stories than virtually any other adaptation.
November 17, 2009
We count down the top five uses of Queen in movies for your audio-visual pleasure.
November 3, 2009
As the leaves fall, a little seasonal melancholy is in the air.
October 6, 2009
Why is teenage love celebrated and teenage anger dismissed as hormonal?
August 18, 2009
Why the best of things is to learn, even in the Information Age.
August 10, 2009
The reasons why conspiracy theories persist long after they are debunked has a lot to do with the vagaries of human nature.
August 5, 2009
American culture lost quite a bit when it lost the stamp of the craftsman.