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It Pays To Switch: Monty Hall's Problem

It Pays To Switch: Monty Hall's Problem

Dec 20, 2023 Ars rhetorica
Someone must ferry the remaining goat and unwon car across a river. But there is a terrible cost: if the goat and the car are ever left unattended together, they will tear each other to shreds.
Contemporary "Crowns of Thorns," Ranked

Contemporary "Crowns of Thorns," Ranked

Dec 19, 2023 Ranked
mixed metaphors
How to Make a Paper Kite

How to Make a Paper Kite

Dec 17, 2023 Literature
The underside of your kite should have a rudder.
Why We're Leaving the Left

Why We're Leaving the Left

Dec 15, 2023 Ars rhetorica
I NEVER left. The left left ME!
Tuesday Obituary on a Thursday: Leonard Cohen, Trevor Pinch

Tuesday Obituary on a Thursday: Leonard Cohen, Trevor Pinch

Dec 14, 2023 Tuesday Obituary
I’d texted Trevor that morning to let him know that Cohen had left us. His reply read “Good that he didn’t have to see this!”
Different Ways The Warrior Android  Acknowledges Onscreen Deaths On Your Fantasy/Sci-Fi Limited Series

Different Ways The Warrior Android Acknowledges Onscreen Deaths On Your Fantasy/Sci-Fi Limited Series

Dec 13, 2023
"For every heartbeat, a footprint" or something.
Dear Businesslady: Vocation Or Panic?

Dear Businesslady: Vocation Or Panic?

Dec 12, 2023 Dear Businesslady
I feel like I'm at a crossroads.
"I disliked in a mild, theoretical way, women in the general term": The Not-Very-Good Transmasculine Thriller of 1903

"I disliked in a mild, theoretical way, women in the general term": The Not-Very-Good Transmasculine Thriller of 1903

Dec 11, 2023 Beauty
"It was a charming young fellow that I had beside me, with the eyes of a woman."
Friday Crossword XI: Something borrowed

Friday Crossword XI: Something borrowed

Dec 8, 2023 Puzzles
If it were easy it wouldn't be fun.
In Glasgow We Bin Our Cum

In Glasgow We Bin Our Cum

Dec 7, 2023 Graffito
In Glasgow we
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