Venezuela was accepted as a full member of Mercosur, a political and economic consortium of South American countries that has free trade agreements with Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
If you’ve ever seen a needlessly complicated contraption–take, for instance, that moment in The Goonies where it takes a bowling ball dropped onto a balance, a balloon popping, and a chicken laying an egg to open a door–you know what a Rube Goldberg is. These devices take their name from the cartoonist Rube Goldberg (1883-1970). He was born in San Francisco, the child of Jewish […]
Jason Segel is probably this blog’s favorite person. From his inspiring work in “The Muppets,” to him dating a fan, to his recent relationship with Michelle Williams (and her adorable daughter), to his suggested post-apocalyptic ending to “How I Met Your Mother,” it seems that everything Segel does just keeps upping his street-cred. Someone who isn’t […]