The Missed Opportunity of Liar Liar

Liar Liar is a 1997 Jim Carrey movie that is arguably one of his best (although he has some stiff competition from his other movies). The basic premise of the movie is that Jim Carrey plays a deceitful lawyer who lies on a daily basis, both at his job and to his son and ex-wife.…

Why I Didn't Follow My Passion

Several years ago, a guy named Mike Rowe started a show called "Dirty Jobs." The show acts as a sort of homage to workers in the skilled trades and seeks to show that there are a bunch of weird jobs out there, many of them pretty gross, and some of them surprisingly profitable. When he…

Why Nerds Love to Head Bang: A Primer on Prog Metal

When people think of "metalheads" (i.e. those who enjoy listening to metal music), they might think of a big, scary looking dude with lots of tattoos and piercings and such. While these sorts of metal fans certainly do exist, it may surprise you to know that many metal fans are, in fact, nerds. There are…