3 Columns Masonry

Recently, Adam Peck wrote an article, “NRA supporters can’t debate the facts on assault weapons, so they use this dumb argument” for the website, ThinkProgress. It features the following claim:...
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Sometimes I come across things on the Internet that are so bad that I realize I’m going to need to devote two articles to them. In fact, this one is...
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I wrote an article on the protests and deaths on the border of Israel and the Gaza Strip last week, and I think I did a good job of contextualizing...
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SimCity and Cities: Skylines are two of the most recent and most popular entries in the city-building simulation videogame genre. By my estimation, both games fall short of what could...
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Destiny 2 is a strange animal. It has one of the more active online communities outside of the game, which typically bodes well for the quality of the game and...
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This is the 100th blog post on From the Holocron. It’s a moment for celebration, even though it’s an arbitrary milestone. 100 blog posts represent a lot of work. Most...
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I realized the other day that I didn’t know why I disliked avocado, as I had never tried it. Of course, this is a silly position to hold. If you...
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If you’re an American and you’re anything like me, then you’ve probably heard of Scotland Yard, despite the fact that neither you nor anyone you know have ever dealt with...
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Maybe this will come as a surprise to you, but I’m really into architecture. For most of my life, I wanted to be an architect, right up until I took...
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Today, you’re a high school principal. Sitting before you in your office is a pair of students who were caught fighting. One has a history of instigating fights he can’t...
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Welcome to another Flash Fiction Friday. To find out what’s going on, click here. Today we’re going with a different story generator, plot-generator.org.uk. The prompt it generated is “In a...
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I’m contemplating moving to California. The problem is, it might not be there when I arrive. And no, I’m not talking about it sliding into the sea as the result...
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2017 was a tumultuous year for the University of California, Berkeley. A number of conservative or moderate speakers were invited to speak at UC Berkeley last year, and many were...
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First, get offended. A company has done something that deeply, painfully offends you. Second, do something about it. Namely, stop purchasing the company’s products. But also post to social media,...
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How do we know if a pick in the NFL was a successful pick? Looking back, it’s relatively easy to make qualitative judgments. Does the player help your team get...
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I should really just create a page where I list everything I’ve ever encountered that I like, as well as reasons why you might just like them, too. I haven’t...
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