Tag: Hole

“There’s a Hole in My Bucket.” A Parody.

Imagine these lyrics in this song between Presidents Biden and Zelenskyy about continuing support for the War in Ukraine. It’ based on an old children’s song depicting the futility of being stuck in a cycle of never-ending action without achieving anything. That’s overstated in the...

Into the Black Hole: What’s at Stake for Comedy/Variety Writers in the WGA Strike

When Greg Iwinski joined the Writers Guild of America East, his work as a late-night writer was covered under what is known as Appendix A in the Guild’s Minimum Basic Agreement with the Association of Motion Pictures and Television Producers. “It’s cal...

10 Ways A Covert Narc’s Swirling Negativity Reminds Me of A Black Hole

Black Holes are infinitely dense and infinitely dark. Once you pass the event horizon, nothing escapes. Not even light. I don’t know much about Black Holes, but I know a lot about covert narcissists and their relentless negativity. Covert narcissists are friendly, helpful, and accommodat...

Barcelona in a black hole

A city so bright and vibrant, a city brimming with people who were never meant to stay. People who aren’t really people, echoes of nihilistic individualism, empty faces with blank expressions a long gone memory of connection, of what mankind used to be, today the sea is a glittering po...

7 Ways to Make an At-Home Glory Hole

I last wrote about how the NYC Health Department released a fairly progressive guide to having sex during the Covid-19 pandemic. One of their guidelines on how to have safer sex during the Covid-19 pandemic was to bring back the good old-fashioned gloryhole. For some communities, ours includ...

A Decade-Long Rabbit Hole: My Journey of Rediscovery, LSAT Preparation, Weight Loss, and More — Join Me!

Life often takes us on unexpected journeys, leading us down rabbit holes filled with distractions and unfulfilling routines. For the past ten years, my own journey has been marked by challenges, including bad relationships, family issues, and even driving for Uber. However, I’ve decided to rec...

The Gaping Hole in the U.S. Constitution

Donald Trump has a knack for proposing the preposterous and for defending the indefensible. Just yesterday, Trump and his legal team presented their arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia regarding Trump’s claim of presidential immunity. The question was asked i...

The Dual Sheet Model and Its Implications for Galaxy and Black Hole Formation

In the vast expanse of the cosmos, mysteries abound that challenge our understanding of the universe. The Dual Sheet Model (DSM), a groundbreaking theoretical framework, offers a fresh perspective on these enigmas. This model introduces a mirror universe, a parallel realm composed of antimatter, coe...

How close is the nearest black hole to Earth?

All across the Universe, massive stars collapse and die. The anatomy of a very massive star throughout its life, culminating in a Type II Supernova when the core runs out of nuclear fuel. The final stage of fusion is typically silicon-burning, producing iron and iron-like elements in the core...

Ask Ethan: How does Hawking radiation lead to black hole evaporation?

It’s truly a marvel how quickly our understanding of the Universe advanced during the 20th century. At the start of the 1900s, we were only beginning to uncover the quantum nature of reality, hadn’t yet moved beyond the confines of Newtonian gravity, and had no notion of the existence of...

Diving the Great Blue Hole

Nearly two hours’ ride off the Belizean Island of San Ignacio, I dove into the Great Blue Hole. I felt the excitement of donning gear and splashing into warm water, descending beyond the depths that human lung capacity can support. (After a few years of diving, I’d lost that nervousne...

It Takes Two Black Holes to Tango

The supermassive black holes from the Milky-Way and Andromeda are predicted to sink to the center of Milkomeda, each dressed up with a dense cluster of stars. Dynamical friction on surrounding stars and gas is expected to bring the black holes closer down to a distance smaller than the size of the s...

Down The Rabbit Hole: “I Can See Your Voice”

Maybe you might’ve surmised from reading my Medium piece praising Jacks-of-all-Trades that I dive into a lot of things. Whatever the reasons, this has been my modus operandi my entire life, though the very definition of that term seems to argue against my tendency toward ra...

Roll Your Own Hash Hole in 9 Steps (or less)

The hardest part? Getting an even balance of flower around the outside of your hash. If the hash is too close to one side of the roll, it won’t burn evenly. Which means you need: The right balance of flower to hash. A rolling process that keeps the hash in the center. Here&rs...