Category: Humor/Fiction

In my experience, the chips aisle was always one of the best stocked aisles at the grocery store…

The photo shows a couple of angry residents in Barcelona taking part of mass demonstrations, to protest the number of visitors to the Spanish city…

“I am worried about what will happen when AI systems begin to interact with each other…”

Enter, stage right, Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius, who cleverly devised a temperature scale based on the behavior of water…

I’m thinking today about Flag Day, an annual celebration that takes place on June 14. Tomorrow, for instance…

“Today, we’re excited to introduce Alexa+, our next-generation assistant powered by generative AI. Alexa+ is more conversational, smarter, personalized — and she helps you get things done…”

Certain restaurants have been advertising tacos on Tuesday since at least 1933. (In Norway and Sweden, tacos are served on Fridays, I understand….)

My dad used to say to me, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch…”

Last week was highly entertaining, if you happen to be a humor columnist who knows how to laugh in the face of impending disaster…

Things are moving quickly, as you’ve probably noticed. Instant coffee can help…

I am often attracted to words that seem inappropriate in their particular context…

Reportedly, it’s not completely unheard of for a Canada goose and a white-fronted goose to mate — but it’s unusual…

Fortunately, this land — occupied at the time by a number of indigenous tribes — was within walking distance of Egypt…

“I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people….”

Now that we no longer need scientists in the U.S., it’s not clear how many American scientists will find work in other countries…

I had not heard about carbon-neutral chocolate until just yesterday…

I’ve rarely had any issues with gravity. Most of my experiences have been overwhelmingly positive…