Posts Tagged ‘history’
Mindcore Podcast Episode 21: Death
Thinking about Death is at the root of all philosophy and religion. Social psychology has shown thinking about death (mortality salience) can have all kinds of interesting effects, and we can see how this is used in political...
Going to France
France is a country which is heavily weighted in the American consciousness. Many Americans experience arousal (amusement) at the joke that the French are “cheese eating surrender monkeys.” Guillotines flash in ...
A History of Alcohol, or, a whiskey-induced tirade by Mindcore’s token ginger
Whiskey is actually the Anglicization of an old Gaelic phrase that means “water of life.” Yes, much like in Dune, my pale Irish ass can attest to uisce beatha’s properties as an “illuminating poison,R...
John Hates Idiots
You know what I hate? Folks who pretend that the Iraq War was or ever could be justified. I didn’t know that these people exist but recently I’ve seen them, and they are available in two distinct flavors, no less. The less ...
Youtube Roundup – Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris
A complete history of the Soviet Union, arranged to the melody of the beloved NES classic Tetris. Tweet
