Pejman Yousefzadeh

Your Government at Work (IRS Edition)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:18:10 -0500

Your Government at Work (IRS Edition): Rewarding bad behavior—despite an order not to do so.

Not the Swiftest Porsches in the Garage

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:12:36 -0500

Not the Swiftest Porsches in the Garage: Combating Akinism.

Quote of the Day

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:30:43 -0500

Quote of the Day: Dennett on intuition pumps.

IRS Follies: More on the Supposed Non-Scandal That Actually Is a Scandal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:08:14 -0500

IRS Follies: More on the Supposed Non-Scandal That Actually Is a Scandal: Bad behavior has...

The Iranian Presidential Elections: What Next?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:56:41 -0500

The Iranian Presidential Elections: What Next?: Victory of the moderates? Not so much.

Weekly Digest: June 9, 2013-June 15, 2013

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:48:48 -0500

Weekly Digest: June 9, 2013-June 15, 2013: The week in blog.

Wanted: Better War Planning by Better War Planners

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:54:00 -0500

Wanted: Better War Planning by Better War Planners: Stumbling into Syria.

More on the First Round of the Iranian Presidential Election

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:30:28 -0500

More on the First Round of the Iranian Presidential Election: On the revenge of the reformists, and...

Surprising--and Unsurprising--News from the First Round of Iran's Presidential Election

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:09:33 -0500

Surprising--and Unsurprising--News from the First Round of Iran's Presidential Election: Developing...

Eventually, Andrew Sullivan Deserts His Idols

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:48:21 -0500

Eventually, Andrew Sullivan Deserts His Idols: The heavens don’t quite fall.

A War in Syria?

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:18:42 -0500

A War in Syria?: I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

theweekmagazine: Hey, Gillette: We already know how Superman...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:10:13 -0500

theweekmagazine:

Hey, Gillette: We already know how Superman shaves

If you’ve turned on a television, taken a subway, or watched a YouTube video over the past month, you’ve probably seen a Gillette ad asking, “How Does Superman Shave?” It’s a nerdy but intriguing question: If Superman is impervious to knives and bullets, how can any standard Earth razor stand up to his super-stubble?

The only problem? Fans already know how Superman shaves: He concentrates his heat vision, reflects it off a mirror, and aims it back at his face, burning off the stubble.

newyorker: A cartoon by P.C. Vey. For more cartoons from the...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:06:34 -0500

newyorker:

A cartoon by P.C. Vey. For more cartoons from the issue: http://nyr.kr/13uBiaY

chicagobusiness: Check out the skyline tonight: Chicago’s...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:06:03 -0500

chicagobusiness:

Check out the skyline tonight: Chicago’s famous buildings are showing their Blackhawks pride for the Stanley Cup Final. Go Hawks!

Go Hawks!

kqedscience: New Human Body Part Discovered “The newest...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:05:12 -0500

kqedscience:

New Human Body Part Discovered

“The newest addition to human anatomy is just 15 microns thick, but its discovery will make eye surgery safer and simpler. Harminder Dua, a professor at the University of Nottingham, recently found a new layer in the human cornea, and he’s calling it…can you guess?”

dcu: Ever wonder what the Fortress of Solitude costs? Click...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:04:02 -0500

dcu:

Ever wonder what the Fortress of Solitude costs? Click through to find out.

proustitute: Jorge Luis Borges takes a leak(via biblioklept)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:02:59 -0500

proustitute:

Jorge Luis Borges takes a leak

(via biblioklept)

Here's the Thing about the “Least Truthful Answer”

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:35:00 -0500

Here's the Thing about the “Least Truthful Answer”: Next, James Clapper will regale us with a...

Excel Spreadsheets as Art

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:50:02 -0500

Excel Spreadsheets as Art: Art interlude.

Quote of the Day

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:44:58 -0500

Quote of the Day: Blows your mind, doesn’t it?