Understandably, it can be hard to drag yourself into work when all you hear is bad news about the economy. Many workplaces are having morale problems in the wake of — or in anticipation of — layoffs. And it's starting to show in increased employee tardiness. According to a recent poll, 20 percen...

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. Didn't a certain portly sports anchor distribute several tongue lashings to underlings who ran around behind the scenes during one of his broadcasts not too long ago? I'm sorry to ...

Filed under: Teens & tweens, Weird but true, Education I don't know about you, but if I were going to steal a car, I don't think I'd bother going to school that day. I mean, if you're going to commit a felony, what's a little truancy on the side? I'd take that car and head for the beach or the m...

I finally saw the 1996 Doctor Who movie. I was actually Kinda impressed so here's some of my thoughts on it. I'll start this off by saying that I was completely taken by Paul McGann's portrayal of The Doctor. It's a hard role to take up under the normal circumstances of the show, but he had to asser...

I’ve been doing some thinking about how “Journey’s End,” the fourth season finale of Doctor Who, will end. Naturally, this post will contain spoilers. And, for future reference, I’m going to write them down. I should note, of course, that my track record with Doctor Who...

Hell On Hairy Legs shares a post-patriarchal Doctor Who ficlet: Doctor: (airily) Oh marriage is long gone, went with the gender binary. The downfall of patriarchy made sex so much less complicated. Donna: Gender binary? Whadya mean? There are men and women walking around, same as always. (sweeps arm...

The Poison Sky picks up where The Sontaran Strategem left off, resolving one of the sillier cliffhangers I've seen in modern Who. It's definitely one of those episodes where it's best just to go along for the ride and not look to hard at the logic. There's a nice moment where Donna Noble casually de...

This conversation just passed between Sal and I... S: So I think I want a Tardis, like we looked online. J: You want to build one? S: Yeah, the plans are available right? J: Yeah online. S: I want it out of wood, and I want to buy an old pay phone and put it in there. J: Dude like in the corner of t...

Filed under: OpEd, Doctor Who A fellow named Simon White is selling his Tardis on eBay. Why? Jesus. Okay, maybe that's not the best way to put it. According to White, he has been a hardcore Who fan for most of his life, going as far as spending years and years building a K-9, cyberman and Tardis in ...

Continued From Detox Your Life - Toxic Friendship Warning Sign: When he’s mad at you there’s always a good reason (”I can’t believe you did that to me”). But when the tables are turned, he dismisses your concerns (”Don’t be so sensitive”). Mend It: Cla...