Tag Archive for 'Smithsonian'

Mythical Space Stuff

by Richard Going out into space — just by itself — would pretty much tend to lend itself to the mythical. Especially in America, where we love nothing so much as making our history over into mythology. Still, dudes, there are certain myths about the space program that are just that: Myths. And I’m here [...]

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Freaky Friday: Real Men Wear Pink

by Richard Go into any clothing store for young dudes and dudettes and you’ll find the clothing strictly segregated. Clothing for little boys (dominated by solid, primary colors) on one side and clothing for little girls (dominated by pastels and pinks) on the other. But it wasn’t always that way. Not even close, dudes. Little [...]

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Snake Oil

by Richard There’s some jobs people really shouldn’t have to do. And, dudes? Every one of them is one I would not want to be involved in. Heck, most of them I don’t even want to know about. This one, however, while exceedingly gross, is actually pretty interesting. But first, a little background. There’s folks [...]

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