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Mortal Kombat
The new Mortal Kombat, which is technically the ninth of the franchise, is almost everything I want from an MK game.
Baryogenesis Is Very Generous
We think that the universe started with a big fireball, aka the Big Bang. After that, there was a period of rapid expansion, or inflation, as the universe cooled. At the end of this inflation, it’s likely that there was just as much matter as...
Bald at the Zoo
They took my toupee. Wouldn't give it back. Pigs never let you have anything you want. That's part of the fun of being a pig. You can take anything you want, and no one can do shit about it. Except richies, but who's rich in the fucking desert?
The Heart of Bleakness
Walking through the jungle in the dead of night with a group of Rwandan rebels best known for their expertise at rape and murder wasn’t exactly what we had planned for our first trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ovum Easy, Please
Those blessed with a vagina or a girlfriend with functioning genitals may be aware that a female’s reproductive organs occasionally excrete a gloppy white fluid.
Hiding the Horror
It was only a few years ago that I came to appreciate the severity of my own arachnophobia. Although I could tolerate tiny spiders, anything larger than an average-size black widow activated instant terror.
The Weird Olympics
Situated on the shore of the Black Sea, Sochi is Russia’s largest resort destination. It’s a place so beautiful that Josef Stalin kept a dacha there during the golden years. The region’s charm will soon be forced down the throats of a...