Amusing &Art &Basketball &Blog &News &Video Eugene Fischer | 02 Jul 2011
On Robert Krulwich’s NPR blog, a post about the shape of stories as drawn by Kurt Vonnegut. Includes one of my favorite science cartoons ever. The Genderfloomp Reading List. I won a copy of Whipping Girl as my prize for being Best Dressed. I’ve only read the introduction so far, but it looks very good. [...]
Amusing &Video Eugene Fischer | 28 Jan 2011
And I don’t care. It’s supposedly the intro to a Russian knockoff of MST3K, and I love it unreservedly.
Amusing &Science Eugene Fischer | 29 Dec 2010
There is a group in England called the Sense About Science campaign, and they’ve been turning a skeptical eye on some of the more outrageous health and wellness claims made by celebrities. Buried in the article I read about their project is this absolute gem: One of the highlights for SAS was a tip from [...]
Amusing &Blog Eugene Fischer | 14 Aug 2010
Clever, Google. Very clever.
Amusing &Basketball Eugene Fischer | 03 Apr 2010
In response to a caption contest for a picture of Manu Ginobili from last night’s game against the Orlando Magic (in which he scored 43 points), a user of the SpursTalk.com message board who goes by the name Interrohater penned a lovely bit of basketball mythology. Basketball Fairy- The Basketball Fairy is an urban myth [...]
Amusing &Blog &Video Eugene Fischer | 22 Oct 2009
I’m been sick in bed all day, and the pressure in my sinuses seems to be pushing directly on the being-vaguely-pissy center of my brain. But as many of my friends are sick too, we can all goof off on twitter together. KatWithSword Have just learned that I am being nominated for a postdoc fellowship. [...]
Amusing Eugene Fischer | 08 Sep 2009
From Ferrett, and confirmed and sourced at Deadspin, Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor had this to say in regards to why he wrote new Eagles quarterback and former dogfight organizer Michael Vick’s name in his eye black. Not everybody’s the perfect person in the world. I mean everyone kills people, murders people, steals from you, [...]
Amusing &Blog Eugene Fischer | 02 Sep 2009
PROFESSOR BROTHER MIGUEL ANGEL I give classes, heal mexican style. Good luck for Bingo, help you find work. I heal different from others. Cure drinking problem. Good luck for money. Run away bad neighbors. Bring back husbands and boyfriends. For the first time at this addresss. Work with White Magic I take away evil. I [...]
Amusing Eugene Fischer | 18 Aug 2009
But the sign outside the theater says I’m seeing something else…
Amusing Eugene Fischer | 21 Jul 2009
…is a pigeon. Used to smuggle cellphones into a prison in São Paolo. Link.
