100 Skills Everyone Should Master

In 2008, Esquire published 75 Skills Every Man Should Master and Popular Mechanics published a list of 100 Skills Every Man Should Know. My list was inspired by those, but it was Jason who mentioned that someone should do a list of gender neutral skills; I’ve been working on this on and off since then.
100 Skills Everyone Should Master

Is aviation security mostly for show?

Last week's attempted terror attack on an airplane heading from Amsterdam to Detroit has given rise to a bunch of familiar questions.
Is aviation security mostly for show?

New Year’s Eve Folklore

For most English people, New Year’s Eve is either spent quietly at home, or at a party, which lasts till after midnight to ‘see the New Year in’. Such gatherings differ little from other parties, apart from the ubiquitous singing of ‘Auld Lang Syne’…The only other regular features of the season are the ubiquitous salutations of ‘Happy New Year’ and the tendency to make personal ‘New Year resolutions’.
New Year’s Eve Folklore

The 1979 Cabinet Records

The year 1979 was the middle year of the second term of the Fraser Government. The Government had a comfortable majority in the House of Representatives and control of the Senate, but the opinion polls were less encouraging. A Morgan Gallup poll held in November 1979 showed the Government parties trailing the Australian Labor Party (ALP) by 48 per cent to 43, and Malcolm Fraser’s approval rating at only 35 per cent (behind Opposition Leader Bill Hayden at 43 per cent).
The 1979 Cabinet Records

Just Released: 35th Annual LSSU List of Banished Words

Word “czars” at Lake Superior State University “unfriended” 15 words and phrases and declared them “shovel-ready” for inclusion on the university’s 35th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.
Just Released: 35th Annual LSSU List of Banished Words

Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 1/2010 - January 1, 2010

The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 1/2010 - January 1, 2010

More Tips about Making and Keeping New Year's Resolutions Than You Could Want

More tips about making and keeping resolutions than you could want.
More Tips about Making and Keeping New Year's Resolutions Than You Could Want

Why do some people mispronounce fungi

Monthly gleanings from OUP.
Why do some people mispronounce fungi

10 Healthy Things to Eat and Drink in the New Year

Here's a roundup of the most healthy (and tasty) foods to start eating (or eat more of) in the new year.
10 Healthy Things to Eat and Drink in the New Year

10 Business Mistakes That Will Nearly Break You… Literally

Starting a business is hard! You know it, I know it, and everyone else in this world knows it. But what you probably don’t realize is that it is really easy to screw up your business. Entrepreneurs have to a tendency to mess things up through stupid mistakes. So save yourself from being one of these foolish entrepreneurs by avoiding the following mistakes.
10 Business Mistakes That Will Nearly Break You… Literally

How to Remove Super Glue from Practically Anything

Super Glue and its off-brand cousins are the next best thing to duct tape when it comes to good-enough repairs, but heaven help you if it spills. Luckily, there's a guide to getting SuperGlue out or off of nearly anything.
How to Remove Super Glue from Practically Anything

How to Clean Gold Jewelry

Although gold doesn't tarnish, it can easily get dirty. To clean your precious rings, bracelets, necklaces and other gold jewelry, just follow the steps below.
How to Clean Gold Jewelry

What Twitter and Facebook's 2009 Trends Tell Us About Ourselves

As the year comes to a close, several social media companies decided to take a look back and reflect on the events, people, technologies that captured our interest this year. Twitter took the first crack when it revealed the most discussed topics of 2009. Facebook was next when it released its Facebook Memology for the year.
What Twitter and Facebook's 2009 Trends Tell Us About Ourselves

5 Big Real-Time Web Trends of 2009

Web technology and social media change radically from month to month, so it’s difficult to make predictions about what The Next Big Thing is, but you can be confident that the real-time web will get bigger and more essential in 2010. It came to a head in 2009, though, and this year’s applications can give you some idea of what to expect after the New Year.
5 Big Real-Time Web Trends of 2009

2009 review: Favourite picture galleries

From carnivorous robots to exploding stars and bizarre medical devices, here are your favourites from the image galleries we posted this year.
2009 review: Favourite picture galleries

Best of the Decade: A Collection of 30 "Top 10" Lists

From publications dealing with gadgets to those that cater to soccer fans, everyone is compiling lists commemorating the first decade of the 21st century. Here are some publications' choices.
Best of the Decade: A Collection of 30 "Top 10" Lists

Tracking Santa with Bing Maps in 2009

MSN and The Today Show (.com) have united forces to create this year’s Santa tracker with the Bing Maps Platform. This year’s effort allows you to follow Santa’s current location as well as where he’s been. Check Santa to see his current position.
Tracking Santa with Bing Maps in 2009

On Santa Claus

Ever wonder where the jolly father of Christmas came from? Well I have! So I turned to Oxford Reference Online which led me to The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature. Below is an excerpt about everyone’s favorite man in red. Happy Holidays to all!
On Santa Claus

Top Ten Dinosaur and Fossil Finds

Large, "lost," or simply unusual, a bevy of prehistoric beasts were brought to life in National Geographic News's most popular paleontology stories of the year.
Top Ten Dinosaur and Fossil Finds

Restaurants Use Menu Psychology to Entice Diners

The use of menu engineers and consultants is exploding in the casual dining arena and among national chains, a sector of the business that has been especially pinched by the economy. In response, they are tapping into a growing body of research into the science of menu pricing and writing, hoping the way to a diner’s heart is not only through the stomach, but through the unconscious.
Restaurants Use Menu Psychology to Entice Diners