Ben SelfNine Film Noirs That Won’t Leave You in Total Despair“I love you dead. At this moment.”Jan 21Jan 21
Ben SelfLove Gaza. Hate Hamas.I lived in Saudi Arabia for three years — 2001–2004. That was 10th through 12th grade. So yeah, I went to prom in Saudi Arabia. That was…Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 2023
Ben SelfThe 75 Best International Players Currently in the NBAAs the 2022 NBA playoffs draw to a close, let’s take a look at one of the major themes in the league in recent years: the growing…Jun 13, 20221Jun 13, 20221
Ben Self25 Great Voice Actors from the “Classic Era” of Disney Animated Movies (1937–1977)I spent most of my childhood living overseas in Europe and Middle East. As a general rule, we didn’t have many options in terms of…Feb 21, 20221Feb 21, 20221
Ben SelfThe Untold Story of English, “Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue”The real story of English is about what happened when Old English was battered by Vikings and bastardized by Celts. The real story… shows…Jun 19, 20202Jun 19, 20202
Ben Self30 Memorable American Wildflower Names“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”Jun 12, 2020Jun 12, 2020
Ben SelfA Kentucky Teacher’s List of 22 Things We Need to Do to “Fix” Public EducationFolks, I’m no education policy expert and I’m no “super teacher”, but I was raised by two teachers and am now a public school teacher…Mar 13, 201942Mar 13, 201942
Ben SelfRepublicans, “Tough Love” Is Not a Poverty SolutionMost of you have probably heard something by now about attempts by House Republicans to use an already deeply flawed Farm Bill as a way to…Jul 27, 2018Jul 27, 2018