The St. Louis Accent
Before there was a Hot in Herre, there was Highway Farty and carn on the cob. No, I'm not having a stroke, I'm referring to the dialect that I heard as a child growing up in St. Louis. Citylab recentl...
Harlem Globetrotter Uses Rube Goldberg Machine for Trick Shot
As if the Harlem Globetrotters weren't awesome already, check out this video of a Globetrotter nailing a trick shot using a Rube Goldberg machine. If that interested you, on World Trick Shot Day in 20...
Prevent Dock Following in macOS
I love macOS, I really do, but sometimes there is a feature that exists that makes me wonder what Apple was thinking. The current frustration I'm facing is Dock following. It is horrible and the only...
Saved by the Bell: The Game
No, you are not dreaming. There really is a Saved by the Bell board game and it looks amazing. Well, it looks like it would be fun to play once or twice until your friends stop playing with you becaus...
40 Years of Hip Hop
Those who know me know that I love hip hop more than any other genre of music. I love when stuff like this comes across my screen. Check out this video celebrating 40 years of hip hop in 4 minutes. Ha...
Before and After Chuck Berry
The New York Times has a great article on Chuck Berry and his influence on music, more specifically rock 'n' roll. Chuck Berry himself would be the first to admit he didn’t invent rock ’n’ roll, but h...
Every Day of Groundhog Day in One Day
In celebration of Groundhog Day (and one of my favorite movies of all time, Groundhog Day), you can now watch every single day that Bill Murray relives in the movie simultaneously. From the creator of...
How Louis CK Tells a Joke
Louis CK is one of my favorite comedians. If you've ever wondered what makes him such a great performer, look at the video below. In the video, Evan Puschak examines why Louis CK is such a great comed...
Finding Cahokia
Growing up in St. Louis, I learned about Cahokia Mounds in school. It's fascinating how little we know about the settlement that was once North America's largest city. If you grew up outside Missouri...
White Rabbit Project
Netflix released a trailer for their new show White Rabbit Project today. If you were a fan of Mythbusters, you'll probably want to check it out. It stars the former Mythbusters build team, Kari Byron...
Removing Public Beta Updates in macOS Sierra
Because I love shiny new things, I enrolled in the macOS Sierra public beta to play around with it before its general release. Once Sierra was released, I no longer wanted to receive public beta updat...
Update on iCloud Automatic Backups
I previously wrote how iCloud automatic backups were killing my internet connection and thought I'd provide an update, but first I want to discuss my experience with Apple support. People who know me...
The Rise and Fall of Hollywood
YouTube channel Now You See It published a great video about the rise and fall of Hollywood. It's a short video, so it is quick, top-level analysis that doesn't get too deep, but it does do a great jo...
Prehistoric Wings Discovered in Amber
Scientists have recently discovered a pair of wings that belonged to dinosaur-era bird ancestors encased in amber. From The Verge: In a new study published in the Nature Communications journal this we...
The Max is Coming to Chicago
The Max, the fictional diner from Saved by the Bell is coming to Chicago this summer. The popup restaurant will only be around for the summer, but is sure to be a popular destination for people my age...
The Bygone Ballparks of St. Louis
Now that Baseball season is upon us, I thought I'd share a link that was sent to me a couple of weeks ago. Distilled History has a great look at the history of baseball parks in St. Louis (please forg...
Automatic iCloud Backups Killed My Internet Connection
For the past few months I've been experiencing intermittent connection issues with my home internet. The internet would stop working completely, on every device in the house, for a period of 10-15 min...
How Far is Planet 9?
This excellent video by a former NASA employee does a great job explaining just how far Planet 9, the mysterious planet that exists way past Pluto, is from our Sun. The planet is so far from the sun t...
Cutting the Cord (Sort of)
A couple of months ago I decided to do something I never thought I would do. I cut the cord. Sort of. In December I decided to cancel my cable. The bill was getting too high and I have been watching l...
The Best Rapper Alive, Every Year Since 1979
Complex magazine has come up with a list of the best rapper for each year since 1979. It's crazy when you look through the '90s and see how much talent existed in the hip hop community. That fact beco...