The Asterisk
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June 5, 2025
is it my turn to rename a native landmark?
Category: History
Does Daylight Need Saving?
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March 15, 2020
What’s the golden ratio for golf games to heart attacks?
Ye Olde Thorn
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March 1, 2020
How one forgotten letter (barely) changed the English language forever.
844,000 Feet Under the Sea
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February 8, 2020
A brief history of the Dutch pastime of telling the ocean to fuck off.
An American Franksgiving
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November 16, 2019
The Time FDR moved Thanksgiving for fun and profit