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No One Needs A New Computer

December 20, 2010

It’s a toy. Let’s start there and everything else will be easier. Nobody – not even you – needs a new computer. I, especially, do not. I’ll always remember when my buddy asked for a laptop one year. His dad had money so he was the sort who could want something, could ask for it [...]

America is Full of Terrorists

May 5, 2010

The New York Times listed one Faisal Shahzad as the suspect held responsible for the planned bombing of New York City’s Time Square. Also this morning, a buddy of mine showed me a very scary site which is like an advanced, online white-pages. I thought I would combine these two things to see what [...]

Modern Sophist 2.0! (up and running again)

April 20, 2010

There’s always going to be more improvements to make but, for now, ModernSophist.com is back up and running again. How’s it look? You’ll notice a lot of the same features with features on news and podcasts. Mostly I changed the look and tried to make the navigation a lot more visually appealing as well as [...]

Scrabble Got Stupider

April 6, 2010

Scrabble (Mattel) is changing the scrabble rules for the first time since 1938. You are now allowed to use proper names. A spokeswoman told the BBC that it will be a major power shift between generations, citing Jay-Z as an example of a popular, proper noun worth a base of 23 points. This is ridiculous. [...]

How the ‘Red-Eye’ to Harlem Gave Me an STD – (audio) *Adult-Themes

March 26, 2010

I had taken a flight to Manhattan, the red-eye, and awoken with a mixture of horror and certainty that I had an STD.

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The Amber Room, as we know it, Is Closing

December 20, 2009

The Amber Room (some know it as Amber Bar or just Amber) is closing down after new years eve. Its owners will put it under renovations for two weeks where it will emerge as a slightly more accommodating, hipper, smoke-free bar. That’s right. No more smoking at Amber Room. This is a time for mourning. Let’s get right [...]

Mr. Wood Goes to Washington

October 20, 2009

So I’m headed to DC tomorrow morning for the rest of the week. I really believe in being a good citizen. Besides voting, keeping abreast of and an open mind about the issues, and maintaining an active conversation with my peers about those issues, I think travel is a big part of it. This isn’t, by [...]

“New Kitten Breed Deemed ‘Too Cute’”

September 11, 2009

Recent reports demonstrate lethal abilities of genetically modified kittens.

How the ‘red eye’ to Harlem gave me an STD

September 3, 2009

(You can listen to this story in ModernPodcast) Seven hours after I boarded the red eye flight to New York, I was pretty sure I had an STD. Everything hurt; everything felt ‘heavy.’ Imagine weights between your legs, only, the weights are you. This must have been four or five years ago, when I was [...]

“A Respectful Breast-Man”

July 29, 2009

I’m going to be honest with you here so let me start with a simple premise: I realize that I am a pervert. This is who I am. I am comfortable with it. People love me for who I am. Meanwhile, I only take anything I say as half serious. So should you. The point [...]