Vinay Menon

1 week ago | wellandtribune.ca | Vinay Menon

Science has improved the world. Science can also waste everyone’s time. Over the years, intrepid researchers have formulated hypotheses and set out to answer questions most third graders could nail without a lab or grant. Knee surgery slows down jogging. Where does belly button lint come from? Homelessness is bad for life expectancy. Electric fans provide health benefits in extreme heat. Does wearing socks over your shoes reduce the risk of slipping on ice? It is nearly impossible to lick your elbow.

1 week ago | thespec.com | Vinay Menon

“Jeopardy!” needs a new category: “Things Trump Hates.”The Q&As are endless: “Donald Trump embodies a 19th-century mercantilist due to his hatred of this.” What is free trade? “Donald Trump hates this legal concept from the Magna Carta.” What is due process? “Donald Trump is the first president in modern times to not have one of these because he hates them.” What is a pet? The judges might also accept: What is a first lady? By the way, where is Melania?

2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Vinay Menon

Just what every spouse wants: a goodnight kiss from someone who smells like a drumstick. Have you ever yearned to lather your hair with Taco Bell shampoo? Or lift your arm to roll on an Arby’s deodorant? Tag line: We Have the Meat Sweats. How about McDonald’s mouth wash? Starbucks shaving cream? It’s hard to imagine such abominations because those chains are not KFC. Earlier this year, the chicken pusher announced it was moving headquarters from Kentucky to Texas.

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Vinay Menon

How can one man inflict so much chaos? I am not referring to Ye, who apparently now buys his clothes at the KKK outlet store. I am referring to an even bigger imbecile who, sadly for the world, is determined to upend trade, manufacturing, bilateral trust, the markets and bedrock economics. Make the Great Depression Great Again!Imagine if PM Mark Carney held a press conference to unveil a new Canadian space program involving rocketships made out of paper.

3 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Vinay Menon

How can one man inflict so much chaos? I am not referring to Ye, who apparently now buys his clothes at the KKK outlet store. I am referring to an even bigger imbecile who, sadly for the world, is determined to upend trade, manufacturing, bilateral trust, the markets and bedrock economics. Make the Great Depression Great Again!Imagine if PM Mark Carney held a press conference to unveil a new Canadian space program involving rocketships made out of paper.