Wherein the Greeks know the best way to stay hydrated while exercising is to get tore up. Sports drink commercials feature a veritable tsunami of fluids: sweat dripping and running from well-toned athletes, sports drinks pouring from wide-mouthed bottles down the gulping gullets of said athletes, Leonardo DiCaprio sinking blue into the ocean depths…okay, maybe … Read More
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Memory Grows Where My Rosemary Goes
Wherein the Greeks know rosemary gives you that extra edge when taking an exam—especially when you wrap it around your head. Brain freeze: whether it’s cold-stimulus headache or simply forgetting someone’s name (leading to such heartfelt greetings as “Hey there…yooooouuuuuu…great to see ya!”), everyone hates it when our brains seize up. This has led over … Read More
Don’t Cha Stop
Wherein the Greeks master the art of avoiding—or causing—the awkward pause. With the possible exceptions of grammar geeks arguing over the Oxford comma, or people criticizing using two spaces to begin a sentence (as someone who learned to type using an IBM Selectric II, it took me a while to adapt to using one space … Read More
Books are Burning in the Main Square
Wherein the Library of Alexandria is torched again and again because a burned book is an (allegedly) dead idea. Libraries and schools in the United States recently observed Banned Books Week, described as “an annual event celebrating the freedom to read.” Unfortunately, this list of most challenged books shows a wide array of books being … Read More
