“Christmas in July” in Absurdityville, USA
Gary Corseri removes the mistletoe from Christmas in July celebrations.
Pathos, Kojak Variety
The absurd saga of Seattle police officer Cynthia Whitlatch continues to comically unfurl. Jeff Stevens golfsplains.
The Drama is Unbecoming Now: Six Characters in Search of an Author
Omar Willey muses on Seattle Theatre Works’ production of the Pirandello classic.
Big Money, We Unendorse You
The Seattle Star presents a “wea culpa”: we’re dropping our endorsement of Seattle City Council District 4 candidate Rob Johnson. Here’s why.
Fun Will Find A Way
J. Temperance writes of Baudrillard and Pablo Cruise.
Can We Learn About Empathy From Torturing Robots? This MIT Researcher Is Giving It a Try
Should we treat robots sort of like animals, or strictly as tools? Researcher Kate Darling says the time has come to take these questions seriously.
A Pharma Payment A Day Keeps Docs’ Finances Okay
Massive amounts of money trade hands in “dollars for doctors” payolas across the country. Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones report.
Lucrative pseudoscience at the International Positive Psychology Association meeting
A plenary session dripping with crank science may be an outlier, but it’s on a continuum with the claims of mainstream positive psychology. James Coyne writes.
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