Here are some of this week’s best links that we missed on All Things Consider: 1. Poland passed SOPA-like legislation this week, bringing more than ten thousand people out to the streets in protest. 2. The Supreme Court ruled that police can no longer place a GPS device on your car without a warrant, but Justice [...]

There is no better feeling than studying for an exam all night then not even showing up for it the next day.  When the professor asks you where you were during the exam you told them you were busy taking an exam for a class you are not registered in. This is similar to Greg [...]

The BBC recently published an article on scientific achievements in “cloaking” a three-dimensional object by making it invisible from all angles. This reminded me of an interesting This American Life episode from years back about superpowers. In it, writer John Hodgman conducts a survey in which he asks which would you pick: the power of flight or invisibility? Harry [...]

I flat out love Ingrid Michaelson’s music.  She brings quirk, passion, and talent to indie pop music, and she also knows how to make really soothing ballads.  She is known for driving piano parts and incorporating the unique sound of a ukele into her songs.  Her songs have become popular worldwide, including “The Chain,” “Breakable,” [...]

For those of you who have not yet heard, let me tell you about an incredible incentive program to help you save energy. Now, I understand if you are skeptical seeing as changing your energy usage is as easy as sticking to a diet or utilizing your new gym membership. But I, along with millions [...]

Yesterday, Feministing alerted us to the lovely news that the Tennessee Tea Party wants to delete every reference to slavery from the state’s textbooks.  You heard it right, folks.  In the TTP’s own words: “No portrayal of minority experience in the history which actually occurred shall obscure the experience or contributions of the Founding Fathers, or the majority of [...]