One of my least favorite fashion trends in the U.S. is the muffin top. You know, when your jeans get a little too tight, but instead of giving them to Goodwill you just keep rocking them and add a slightly-too-short…
At The Morning News, we found a dynamic duo of cartoon and verse: Baby's First Internet. With images by Kean Soo and text by Kevin Fanning, this cartoon series is a charming instruction manual for surviving in the wide, wide…
Nathaniel Bacon was a wealthy diplomat in the young colony of Virginia, best known for his instigation of the Virginia Rebellion, now called Bacon's Rebellion. Frustrated by high taxes, low tobacco prices and favoritism shown by Virginia's Governor William Berkeley,…
Just before the holidays, we were fortunate to be contacted by the good folks at Pop's Authentic, a company that makes artisan jerky and meat snack in New Franklin, Missouri. They asked if we'd like to try their product (specifically…
I mentioned way back in October that Naseem and I were going to start doing some races under the moniker of Team Bacon. We started with 5K runs and...well, honestly that's all I've really bothered to do over the past…
This is Aaron Rowand. He's a baseball player. He formerly played for the White Sox and the Phillies, and is currently center fielder for the San Francisco Giants. I cannot tell you how often I come across his name during…