Nat Towsen
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10 Kitchen Myths FINALLY Set Straight
Food has Gorden Ramsey, Bobby Flae, Cat Cobra; and now CollegeHumor has their very own celebrity chef: Nat Towsen. He has done much educations with many studies to decide what is a fact and what is... MYTH! → Read More
The Hidden Language of Cosplayers
Allie Eibeler. Photo by Alex Valderana In our Hidden Language column, Nat Towsen interviews an insider of a particular subculture in order to examine the terms and phrases created by that subculture to serve its own needs. This is language innate to an insider and incomprehensible, if not invisible, to an outsider. Allie Eibeler speaks with a well-practiced sweetness, even when describing… → Read More
âThe Hidden Language of Hospital Nurses
Passing a blunt doesn't mean what you think it does, and you should be worried if a nurse talks to you about "pillow therapy." → Read More
The Hidden Language of Chess Players
In chess as in life, sometimes sometimes you're just a patzer caught in a zugzwang. → Read More
The Hidden Language of Mall Santas
In order to maintain their carefully manicured illusion, some mall Santas and their elves have to employ code words and slang just to communicate with each other. → Read More
The Hidden Language of Mall Santas
In order to maintain their carefully manicured illusion, some mall Santas and their elves have to employ code words and slang just to communicate with each other. → Read More
The Hidden Language of Long-Form Improvisers
We turned to the co-creator of the Upright Citizens Brigade to learn about yes-anding, premise improv, games, and status. → Read More
Dan Harmon Discusses His New Documentary, Addiction, and Going to Therapy
The creator of Community tells us about why he's such an open book on the internet and teases the documentary about his Harmontown podcast tour. → Read More
The Hidden Language of Comic Book Writers
Comic book lingo has gone mainstream, but there are still terms—like "red skies event"—that make no sense outside of the comic world. Writer Fred Van Lente explains what they mean. → Read More
The Hidden Language of Restaurant Kitchens
Each restaurant develops its own terminology, but there are terms that are used in almost all of them. Nat Towsen sat down with chef Jeff Teller to find out how to speak kitchen. → Read More
The Hidden Language of Kinksters
Kevin Allison, host of the Risk! podcast and member of comedy troupe The State, explains the meaning and origin behind the slang terms of the kink sex community. → Read More
The 9 Levels of Hell, Updated for the Assholes of Today
A modern update to Dante's classic list of people you're totally allowed to hate. → Read More
10 Marvel Superheroes Who Probably Have Weird Penises
Interestingly enough, Spider-Man's origin story does not specifically mention any changes to his genitals. We do know that he grew much stronger ... View "10 Marvel Superheroes Who Probably Have Weird Penises" and more funny posts on CollegeHumor → Read More