June 28, 2026
Beezin’ is the practice of applying Burt’s Bees brand lip balm, often menthol or peppermint flavored, to one’s eyelids. This practice, besides causing a stinging in the eyes, is purported to induce or heighten the sensation of being drunk or high, or create a state or perceived state of enhanced alertness. Some commentators have claimed that the practice is not widespread as claimed or is entirely made up, an example of a moral panic.
Peppermint oil in the product is an eye irritant, with a potential to develop into a full-blown inflammatory response requiring treatment. Beezin’ can also cause dermatitis in skin areas around the eyes. It has been suggested that Beezin’ can also cause pinkeye.
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June 22, 2026
Front running, also known as tailgating, is the practice of entering into an equity (stock) trade, option, futures contract, derivative, or security-based swap to capitalize on advance, nonpublic knowledge of a large (‘block’) pending transaction that will influence the price of the underlying security.
In essence, it means the use of knowledge of an impending trade to engage in a personal or proprietary securities transaction in advance of that trade. Front running is considered a form of market manipulation in many markets. Continue reading →
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June 12, 2026
Georgism is a way of thinking about economics and land use. It is based on the ideas of Henry George, an American economist and social philosopher. Georgists believe that people should have equal access to the benefits of land, which is a natural resource. They argue that the value of land comes from the community, and that this value should therefore be shared equally among all members of society.
Georgism proposes a system of taxation that is based on the value of land. This is called a “land value tax” or “single tax.” The idea is that people should pay a tax on the value of the land they own, but not on any improvements they make to the land. This would discourage land speculation and encourage the efficient use of land. Georgists believe that this would also promote social justice, by reducing inequality and poverty. Continue reading →
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June 6, 2026
In accounting, a slush fund is a monetary fund or account used for miscellaneous income and expenses, particularly when these are corrupt or illegal. Such funds may be kept hidden and maintained separately from money that is used for legitimate purposes. Slush funds may be employed by government or corporate officials in efforts to pay influential people discreetly in return for preferential treatment, advance information (such as non-public information in financial transactions), and other services.
‘Slush fund’ was originally a nautical term for the cash that a ship’s crew raised by selling fat (slush) scraped from cooking pots to tallow makers. This cash was kept separate from the ship’s accounts and used to make small purchases for the crew. Continue reading →
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June 4, 2026
‘A drive into deep left field by Castellanos’ is a phrase spoken by Thom Brennaman, a play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Reds, during a Major League Baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on August 19, 2020. Brennaman had been replaced in the middle of the broadcast for a hot mic statement in which he spoke the phrase “one of the fag capitals of the world.
He gave an on-air apology later on, during which Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos hit a home run; Brennaman interrupted his apology to call the home run, describing the hit as ‘a drive into deep left field by Castellanos’ before continuing. The surreal nature of the apology, as well as later incidents of Castellanos recording hits during other on-air broadcast discussions of negative events, gave it notoriety in baseball internet culture and has led to its use as a copypasta. Continue reading →
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May 23, 2026
The Cafe Au Go Go was a night club in Greenwich Village located in the basement of the New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre building in the late 1960s, and located at 152 Bleecker Street. The club featured many musical groups, folk singers and comedy acts between the opening in 1964 until closing in 1970. The club was originally owned by Howard Solomon who sold it in 1969 to Moses Baruch. Howard Solomon became the manager of singer Fred Neil.
The club was the first New York City venue for the Grateful Dead. Richie Havens and the Blues Project were weekly regulars as well as Harvey Brooks who was bass player in residence, the Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt played frequently. The Grateful Dead played 10 times in 1967 and 3 in 1969. Jimi Hendrix sat in with blues harp player James Cotton there in 1968. Continue reading →
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May 17, 2026
Financial domination (also known as findom) is a fetish lifestyle in which a financial submissive gives gifts or money to a financial dominant. Generally, a financial submissive (cash piggy, finsub, human ATM, money slave, or paypig) gives gifts and money to a financial dominant (findomme/findom, Goddess, money dom/money domme, money master/money mistress or cashmaster). Participants in financial domination can be of any gender, but the receiver (also called dominant) is typically a woman and the submissive is almost always a man.
Financial domination became more widespread and took on its current form after the introduction of the Internet. The relationship between the two parties often takes place solely via online communication. Continue reading →
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May 10, 2026
The Full Ginsburg is a term used in American politics to refer to a person who appears on all five American major Sunday morning talk shows on the same day: ‘This Week’ on ABC, ‘Fox News Sunday’ on Fox, ‘Face the Nation’ on CBS, ‘Meet the Press’ on NBC, and ‘State of the Union’ on CNN. ‘State of the Union’ replaced ‘Late Edition’ on CNN in January 2009.
The term is named for William H. Ginsburg, Monica Lewinsky’s lawyer during the sexual conduct scandal involving President Bill Clinton. Ginsburg was the first person to accomplish this feat, on February 1, 1998. Thirty eight people have done it since including Senators, Former Presidents, and Secretaries of State. Jack Lew, John Kerry, Denis McDonough, and Mike Pompeo have done the Full Ginsburg twice. Marco Rubio has done it three times. Continue reading →
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May 7, 2026
Vortex Spring is a commercially operated recreation, camping and dive park located near Ponce de Leon, Florida. It is the largest diving facility in the state of Florida.
Vortex Spring is a cold freshwater spring that produces approximately 28 million gallons of water daily. The spring consists of a 200 ft (61 m) basin with sloping sides and a cave which links the spring to the Floridan aquifer. Water temperature is steady at 68 °F (20 °C) with no thermocline, and is typically very clear. Continue reading →
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May 6, 2026
The Great Male Renunciation is the historical phenomenon at the end of the 18th century in which wealthy men of the Western world ceased from using bright colors, elaborate shapes and variety in their dress, and reserved these aspects to women’s clothing. Instead, men concentrated on differences of cut and the quality of the clothes’ fabric.
Coined by British psychologist John Flügel in 1930, it is considered a major turning point in the history of clothing where the male style stopped being as ornate and detailed. Flügel asserted that men ‘abandoned their claim to be considered beautiful’ and ‘henceforth aimed at being only useful.’ The Great Renunciation encouraged the establishment of the suit’s monopoly on male dress codes at the beginning of the 19th century. Continue reading →
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May 1, 2026
In internet culture, chud is a pejorative term for someone with far-right political views. The term is often paired with the Chudjak, a variant of the Wojak (a meme template of a black-outlined cartoon drawing of a bald man with a wistful expression often combined with “that feel”).
Chud is commonly used as an insult in leftist circles but is sometimes employed by the far-right to relate to one another. In non-political cases, it is used to mean a foolish or unpleasant person and is sometimes contrasted with the Chad (ironic alpha) meme. Continue reading →
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April 30, 2026
Dopamine fasting is abstaining from impulsive and behavioral addictions to reset to a healthier lifestyle. Commonly targeted behaviors include smartphone and social media use, emotional eating, internet or gaming, gambling or shopping, and pornography or masturbation.
This concept is a form of detox that was first developed by California psychologist Dr. Cameron Sepah as a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Dr. Peter Grinspoon describes Sepah’s work as ‘sensible, if not necessarily new or groundbreaking,’ and criticizes those who have adopted ‘ever more extreme, ascetic, and unhealthy’ versions of it. Grinspoon says that the intended goal for individuals fasting is to not completely eliminate such addictive behaviors but to learn how to maintain their impulsive behavior towards a healthy lifestyle. Continue reading →
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