Byline: Dayton Martindale

ICE to Meet You

The Integrated Course Engine as social network.

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Dark Zeros, Dark Heros

The first time I saw Zero Dark Thirty left me shaken to my core, affected to an extent I rarely experience at the cinema. I was deeply moved by what I saw as a powerful meditation on obsession and revenge … Read More

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Pacifism and Palestine

Pacifism may sound nice, but it is a hard doctrine to maintain: I struggled for years to reconcile my peaceful intuitions with the idea that we live in a violent world, and sometimes aiding those who are suffering might involve lethal force against those inflicting suffering.

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ICE to Meet You

Social networking through the Integrated Course Engine.

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Leaving A Trace

Every muscle in my body tensed, and a knotted cocktail of fear and nerves pushed my stomach up into my chest. I wasn’t there to make a scene, but I prepared to transition to a sprint at a moment’s notice. I tried vainly to resist making eye contact, but neither of us could resist the strange magnetism of the other’s presence.

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Welcome to the Monkeysphere

Cracked.com, pop psychology, and a damn good horror novel.

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Cons of the Bon

“In all seriousness, why can’t we throw a bonfire to praise women’s field hockey? Or for that matter, our Nobel Prize winners or Rhodes scholars?”

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Princeton’s Forgotten Primates

According to a March 30, 2012 inventory, there were six labs at Princeton University that held nonhuman animals for experimentation. Between them, they contained over 10,000 mice, nearly 2,000 fish, nearly 1,000 larval salamanders, and a smattering of rats and frogs.

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The Problem with Prestige

Why Princeton’s a-list speakers can’t keep us awake.

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Dayton Martindale

His face was well-preserved, but the body was so frail. The outline of his ribcage protruded grotesquely against his sunken stomach. He was dead, and he looked it. A warm tear ran down my cheek as I read and re-read the placard standing next to the coffin: “Here lies Dayton Martindale.” I was sad, and I was scared.

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Song of Vice and Fire

“You excited for Game of Thrones?!” I’ve been asking this ever since I saw the first ad for season three last Thanksgiving, and I’ve been asked it myself more than a fair share. The answer, of course, is always a resounding yes.

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Why To Eat Meat

A Vegetarian’s Grudging Defense of the Human Carnivore .

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