Friday the 13th

I found a pretty interesting article concerning the superstition behind our affixation on the number 13, as well as how the 13th of a month, when it lands on a Friday, has traditionally been viewed as a day of bad luck. And of course, an entire film franchise is centered around the concept. It’s a [...]

“Suddenly, it may be cool to be American again…”

I read this story on Yahoo! yesterday, and I just had to put it here on the blog to share just in case you haven’t had the chance to read it yet. It’s an article written by an abroad journalist who, thanks to the historical election of Barack Obama to the presidency, has been warmedly [...]

“It was a pleasure to burn.”

For many fans of Ray Bradbury, this line resonates (and perhaps continues to resonate anytime they see a book) in the minds and hearts of all who contemplate the future of published literature, especially with the current explosion of growth of paperless technology. The opening line of Fahrenheit 451 eeriely introduces the destruction of books, [...]

Article of the Day

I had to share this with all you heapsters. out there. I found this article on Yahoo!. I highly recommend reading it, as it is extremely well written. In short, it’s about a couple’s relatively peaceful protest of the erecting of a giant mall next to where they lived! Many in a similar situation would [...]

Just a Little Off the Top I

Finally, a non-sports related post! This segment, as you can read, is called “Just a Little Off the Top.” No, we won’t be covering haircuts here at the heap., unless it happens to be the topic of one of the bizarre, “off-beat’” stories I find in my internet reading. Today we have a story from [...]