Frozen pizza learns its hashtag-crashing lesson, but a brick-and-mortar pizza place in Baltimore does it better. Also: is anyone surprised at the douchebaggery at Fox and Friends?
First of all, literary snobs are missing out; the "Harry Potter" books are excellent; they aren't in the same category as plastic butterfly clips (and yes, I write that with irony, since the reference to the books is merely an example of the writer's self-aware, misplaced judgmentalism). That aside, there's some interesting stuff in A.O. Scott's rambling thoughts on the decline of adulthood and/or patriarchy, to include thoughts on the "disaffected man-child":
As before, the rebellious animus of the disaffected man-child was directed not just against male authority but also against women. In Sandler’s early, funny movies, and in many others released under Apatow’s imprimatur, women are confined to narrowly archetypal roles. Nice mommies and patient wives are idealized; it’s a relief to get away from them and a comfort to know that they’ll take care of you when you return. Mean mommies and controlling wives are ridiculed and humiliated. Sexually assertive women are in need of being shamed and tamed. True contentment is only found with your friends, who are into porn and “Star Wars” and weed and video games and all the stuff that girls and parents just don’t understand.
A megachurch pastor on homeless penises.
All separatist eyes on Scotland.
Think twice before moving that capital.
Good ozone news.
Sleep and anxiety meds are even worse for you than previously known.
No, no, no! The biggest salad mistake is not adding fat to your salad; it's thinking that a salad without fat will sate you.
Fewer people are buying cereal.
This is all true but beside the point; it's not about hipsters and it's not about fear of technology. It's about corporate control of the food system. See: this awesome video on food security (if I can get the link to work).
How Big Food works in Australia.
There's a place for settled science and dismissing crackpots as such, but draw that line so that you're not just quashing legitimate differences.
Feeling stupid only means you're doing science right.
Science funding has to be sustained, i.e., not erratic.
Dean Burnett's warning labels for science journalism.
Things you don't need to worry about.
Arlington truly is soulless.
It's okay not to enjoy parenting.
Your kids may not be the geniuses you think they are.
On mindfulness.
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