Truth or Dare

Opinion: Hold your beliefs, toss your prejudice | Column

10 Feb 2012

 I like to think of myself as an agnostic, not an atheist. It can be difficult to pinpoint the most relevant differences between the two in the context of being an American — and all of the woeful complexity that comes with. I also reject the idea that agnosticism, regarding belief ...

1939: The Year of Goldfish Gulping

9 Feb 2012

It started with one live goldfish, swallowed on a dare at Harvard. Months later, the record in the U.S. was 101 fish in one sitting. Soon, doctors issued public health warnings about anemia.

Van Halen's A Different Kind of Truth: A First Listen

9 Feb 2012

Van Halen is about one thing: revenge. Eddie brought in Sammy to get rid of Dave, flirted with Dave again to get rid of Sammy, brought in Gary Cherone to clear out the building, trained his own son t