The Continuous Disquisition

It is an indisputable, immutable truth that all dogs are good dogs. Dogs are furry love factories, made of sunshine, happiness, and sweet toe beans, and humans emphatically do not deserve them. Every year more precious pups are brought to public attention, reminding us that there is still some good in this world, and 2019 was no different. This year’s squad […]

From production waste to the burning of unsold stock, the damage caused by fast fashion and unsustainable manufacturing practices is rapidly taking its toll on the environment. While it might feel like much of the damage has already been done, small changes, such as supporting environmentally conscious brands or becoming a savvy and sustainable consumer, can […]

Veteran actor and singer René Auberjonois has died of metastatic lung cancer at his Los Angeles home on Dec. 8. Auberjonois' son Rèmy-Luc confirmed the news to The Associate Press on Sunday. He was 79. Auberjonois was a well-respected and admired actor, having worked in the industry for over four decades. After studying theatre at Carnegie-Mellon Univer […]

South Park jokes often very pointedly come at someone's expense. But a throwaway joke from the Season 23 episode that aired Tuesday, Dec 3 had an unintended victim for a change. A real person from Fairway, Colo. got bombarded with hundreds of calls from fans misdialing a number advertised as co-creator Trey Parker's during the episode titled " […]

There's been a lot of (understandable) hand-wringing around deepfakes, but consider this: What if you could swap your face onto your cat's body? Not so apocalyptic anymore, right? It looks like that's the pitch for Snapchat Cameo. You can use it to superimpose a face over another face in your Snaps, creating a sort of low-rent deepfake GIF or […]

He's been saying it for years: Bernie Sanders is one of the most meme-able presidential candidates of our time.  Just one week into December and he's already announced a radical plan to bring everyone high-speed internet. Now, the presidential hopeful is contributing to web culture in the form of a fantastic meme, seemingly adding his voice to the […]

It's been a long, patience-testing road for Wonder Woman fans. The movie's sequel was originally slated for Nov. 2019, but it eventually got pushed back to June 2020 due to Warner Bros.' desire for another summer release. Still, they say good things come to those who wait, and we finally have some footage! The trailer for Wonder Woman 1984, wh […]

Claremont United Methodist Church transformed its Christmas nativity scene into a powerful statement about family separation by caging their figures of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph and releasing a theological statement on the United States' treatment of refugees.  SEE ALSO: Don't let Trump's executive order fool you — family detention is also inhum […]

Caroll Spinney, the beloved and renowned puppeteer who brought the original Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life on Sesame Street for nearly 50 years, died on Dec. 8 at the age of 85.  According to a statement from his colleagues, Spinney left this world in his Connecticut home after a long battle with the muscle disease Dystonia. He leaves behind an enduri […]

Apple gave Mac fanatics their first look at the new $6,000 Mac Pro at the Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) in July, and after months of speculation on the desktop computer's eventual release date, the day to pre-order the infamous cheese grater–lookin' processor is nigh. According to TechCrunch, Apple customers received email notificati […]