No nip slip, No Doubt

No matter how anti-Hollywood-idol I may be, I’ll always adore Gwen. And she just keeps giving me reasons to keep loving her. For example, this: Did you notice – other than because of my spoiler title- that she’s nursing a baby (or that she’s even had a baby, for that matter with that ridiculous body)? Because I sure didn’t. This might just be my confirmation bias at work, but this.. Read More

This Indian kid’s got more teeth than Hindus at a mela

When my friend Rich posted an image of some dental anomaly that made my skin gain temporary involuntary wavelike motility a few months ago, I thought, “Pshhya…. that can’t be real.” (Yep. Still gives me insect flesh) Naturally, I put on my detective boots and initiated one of my many brave Google expeditions. A grueling one hundred seconds later, I was able to confirm that indeed – it was not.. Read More

Env-eye-ronmental balancing

I couldn’t wait to get glasses when I was a kid. It’s not because I knew I couldn’t see (I didn’t have any normal-control to which I could compare my Monet filtered life); it was just because I wanted to look like one of my favorite storybook characters. And nerdy Ivy I was – for a while at least. But it wouldn’t be until years later that I’d learn whether.. Read More