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How to Brew a Great Cup of Coffee 0
- Science
- September 29, 2017
Coffee is unique among artisanal beverages in that the brewer plays a significant role in its quality at the point of consumption. In contrast, drinkers buy draft beer and wine as finished products; their only consumer-controlled variable is the temperature at which you drink them. Why is it that coffee produced by a barista at
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NFL’s Favorability Rating Sinks to Historic Low 0
- Entertainment
- September 29, 2017
Morning Consult released data Friday morning that might keep NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell up tonight. The Washington, D.C.-based digital media and survey research company’s numbers show a collapse of the NFL’s net favorability ratings since Sept. 21, which fell from 30 percent to 17 percent in a single week. (Morning Consult was founded in 2013
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Chesterton on the Difference Between Progress and a Progressivism 0
- Philosophy
- September 29, 2017
Who could possibly be opposed to progress? G.K. Chesterton certainly wasn’t. But he did have his disagreements with those who liked to call themselves progressives. And therein lies a tale—or at least a point. Progressives versus conservatives. The battle hardly figures to be a fair one—especially among the young. To amend and repeat: who, under
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What do the NFL Protesters Really Want?0
- September 28, 2017
Before the 2016 football season even started, Colin Kaepernick had been demoted. He had once been a star quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. But after suffering injuries to his shoulder, hand, and knee, his performance was declining, so the 49ers benched him. As he nursed his wounded pride on the sidelines before a preseason
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Pornography, Addiction, and Human Happiness 0
- Family
- September 28, 2017
Our modern use of the word addiction derives from “self-addict” which, despite sounding like a synonym for narcissist, really means “to devote or give up (oneself) to a habit or occupation.” Addict in turn comes from the Latin ad meaning “to” and dicere meaning “to say, declare; adjudge, allot”. These days we conceive of addiction
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How Hugh Hefner Challenged (and Changed) the Idea of Masculinity 0
- Culture
- September 28, 2017
As news broke today that Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy, had died aged 91, many were quick to point to the complicated legacy of both the magazine and the man behind it. Now popularly associated with his bevy of young lovers and infamous parties at the Playboy mansion, it would be easy to dismiss Hefner
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