Ian Shanks (1948 – present)
Whilst a laudable idea in principle, patents, which give the
inventor some time to exploit the fruits of their inventive streak without
giving them an ev… Read More
Elizabeth J Magie (1866 – 1948)
I’ve always had a love hate
relationship with that board game that is trotted out when families and friends
gather, Monopoly. On the one hand… Read More
Ruth Wakefield (1903 – 1977)
Now, here’s an intriguing question. What would you do to secure a lifetime’s supply of chocolate?
The latest inductee into our illustrious Hal… Read More
Dr Louis Slotin (1910 – 1946)
We’ve all done it, I’m sure – moaned about the red tape of bureaucracy and ‘Elf and Safety which hinders us from getting on with… Read More
James Goodfellow (1937 – present)
There is a bewildering array of ways of paying for things these days but some of us still get an enormous amount of satisfaction in opening up our wa… Read More
Antonio Meucci (1808 – 1889)
The latest inductee into our illustrious Hall of Fame is a man who has a justifiable claim to be the inventor of the telephone, Antonio Meucci. Needless t… Read More
These Terry Pratchett quotes about change, death, and hope will give you a fresh perspective on life.
Terry Pratchett was an author and humorist best known for his fantasy novel. This col… Read More
Because you are buddhasQuestion 1YOU SAY ONE CAN TAKE A JUMP FOR QUICK ATTAINMENT OF ENLIGHTENMENT. IS IT POSSIBLE? ENLIGHTENMENT MEANS GOING UPWARD, ISN'T IT? BUT A JUMP CAN ONLY BE TA… Read More
The conventional wisdom holds that the midterm election is a referendum on that fucking thing currently defiling the White House. This is only partially true -- it is a referendum on us, and… Read More
As the blogosphere goes wild for the triumphant return of Thrilling Days of Yesteryear’s critically-acclaimed dissection weekly of the Crime Does Not Pay shorts (hoo boy), we learn thi… Read More
Foxavier and Plinka is the funny satirical story of a man trying to recover from OCD and find love as a forty year old virgin.Foxavier Jostleplume is being driven crazy by diets and junk fo… Read More