Tim Donnelly's posts

In almost every sci-fi movie about a pandemic, there’s some trinket to differentiate the immune from the potentially…

The coronavirus caused Lauren Singer to do something she hasn’t done in eight years: she created waste.

Carbon offsets can seem too good to be true. In theory, the offsets work like a big sponge sopping up all the emissio…

The city of Santa Rosa knows you still want to visit California’s wine country even after devastating wildfires…

Anyone who’s participated in a beach cleanup is familiar with the classic cup of cigarette butts. The collection of…

It’s usually best, in any situation where you end up with your finger touching your eye or grazing your lips, to not…

After generations in the shadows and long nights of “still waiting on the guy, what’s up with the guy, should we…

From the makers of Campaign Season 2016, get ready for the not-that-new-and-definitely not improved Campaign Season…

Applying for jobs is a lot like dating: it’s a draining, often-embarrassing process that requires a lot of effort…

My fellow vegans, it is time we address something that is keeping droves of would-be converts from joining our…

The holidays are the most wonderful time of year, unless you are the planet. To get to actual holiday joy, you’ve…

After this miserable year in a miserable time in human history, you are right to greet summer with an explosion of…

The sponge is possibly the grossest thing in your house. I say this as someone who regularly comes home from holding…

I am, to be clear, a believer in the power of putting arbitrary constraints on yourself in order to achieve…

Right after reinventing existing public services with private apps, hacking death may be the ultimate dream of…

Life is competition, and it’s especially easy to feel like you’re losing if your coworkers are always taking…

Mansplaining has become one of the defining phenomena of the 21st century, and its pedantic tentacles touch…

Dogs are humans’ best friends, immeasurable bringers of joy to all around them and the only good content left on the…