Dr. Know

Compostable (or recyclable) coffee pods offer the prospect of guilt-free convenience.

At one point, half of the government was convening in Salem and half in Oregon City.

In general, courts have been pretty deferential to solicitors’ free-speech rights to annoy you—especially when the speech is religious or political, which I think we can all agree are the two most annoying types of free speech.

"You’d think companies would want their products’ names to be memorable, catchy and descriptive: Windex, Duracell, KitchenAid. So why has Big Pharma been doing the exact opposite for the past few years?"

You’re responsible for any leaks discovered—regardless of when they happened.

Text-message canvassers come in three flavors: mainstream groups, questionable but still legal PACs, and outright scams.

Grocers do cover their potatoes at night, and their reasons for doing so open a window onto the history of agriculture and the weirdness of plants in general.

Bars need to offer at least five different “meals,” but there’s no rule that says anyone has to eat them.

There’s a sense among pet owners that our animals’ organic wastes ought to be easy to reintegrate into the larger environment.

What’s up with those ramps to nowhere?

Blended whiskey is required to be just 20% actual (i.e., straight) whiskey—the rest is up to you!

Is it all just a cynical long con to get bacon? Sure, but they’re good at it.

Dampwood termites thrive on wet, rotting wood. Oregon has plenty.

You’ll never go broke betting against Snowpocalypse in Portland.