What is “the root of all evil?” This: What is pleasurable is habit-forming. If you remember anything from this conversation it's that pleasure is the root cause of mankind’s war on fun.
So how do you teach your kid, if not to fear death, then at least to respect it?
Yeah, you know you’ll need one for that DUI arrest and your divorce. But you may not be thinking about lawyers the way you should. Here’s a grown-up’s guide to legal help.
Got a problem? Sure, you can try to hide it. Or like the guy behind Hannibal Lecter, you talk about your problem on social media just in case someone else sees your post and might have the same problem as you.
We agree with Quentin Tarantino, the guy who brought us "Kill Bill" and "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction," when he described "Easy Rider" as the movie that "...might be the single greatest example of '60s cinema in almost every way."
What do you do when a super-credentialed research scientist writes a positive book on the pursuit of pleasure? You buy it, hold its words deep in your brain—then exhale. And if you like it, you tell your friends. Dr. Hart is an guide to pursuit of functional pleasure.
College was fun. We get it. But you’re an adult now and your place of residence needs to mature with you. Here are some simple upgrades to help you upperclass the joint.
Even though he died of an overdose in 1966 at 39, Lenny Bruce's impact on comedy and free speech was profound; even if you find him crude or worse, you have to admire his testicularity.
We’re big fans of HP’s Instant Ink program: you pay for ink by the page you print, instead of paying by the cartridge. This HP ink comes in a “smart cartridge,” so HP knows when you’re low on ink. They automatically send you a new cartridge for free—it’s hard to beat that.
Somebody wants to hear your thoughts on strip clubs. Not all your thoughts, just a few. To get you started, here are some excerpts from a crazy project started by journalist Susannah Breslin.
Fifteen years ago, diabetes treatment started with popping a pill called metformin and you would pop that pill for the rest of your life. Then some radical doctors came along who said you could actually "cure" or eliminate diabetes by simply changing your diet. Sweet!
“Sometimes Richard would suddenly say, ‘Let’s knock off and go somewhere and fool around!’ The usual place we went was a topless bar in Pasadena, called Gianone’s.”
What happens if you compare the quality of strip clubs in different cities to the performance of certain, pro athletes in those cities? In Atlanta Hawks’ Lou Williams’ case, there is a correlation between the two datasets that might affect how you bet on Lou’s next game.
The ultimate dutchie of a drug book: take a page and pass it on.
If you’re looking for some seriously great – and under-read – crime authors, don’t sleep on these masters.
If you live long enough in a cholesterol-inducing place like Manhattan or the Bronx, you'll eventually need a dose of statins, too.
What would happen if they declared an Olympics and nobody came? We'll soon find out!
