Seeing Is Believing
A fabulous survey of scientific and medical illustration from the NYPL.
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Writing Tips
Robert Benchley said that a freelance is someone who gets paid by the word—per piece or perhaps. My problem isn't so much getting paid, but buckling down and getting the job done. <I>BadLanguage.net</I> has a list of 10 stratagems to do just that.
A Lifelong Pursuit
Today, the gentlest sunshine is replaced by relentless rain. The sound of great waves rising along rocky shores is replaced by jack hammers and angry street noise and other wasteful stupid, stupid shit.
Money, it's a gas
Being a sixty year old rock star ain't easy, but there’s gotta be a better way for rock bands to grow old than the one Aerosmith has chosen. A symphony gig? What's next Disneyland on a co-bill with Up With People?
The Forbidden Library
A list of books that have been banned in various municipal libraries and school systems, along with the reasons. My favorite part? All have links for purchase on Amazon.
Show Me Your Pleasures, Show Me Your Fears
<I>Sixwise.com</I> posts an interesting article listing the "10 most-feared, but least-likely causes of death." That airplane crash you're so worried about? Not so likely. On the other hand, the list of the 10 leading causes of death is more, um sobering. (Alcohol consumption is third.)
My Mother the Car
Or is that, my car the cop? Glenn Harlan Reynolds asks, "When did our machines get so bossy?"
Another Rant About Dynamic Range
It can't be said too often: Loud isn't the only sonic flavor.
Fireworks For the Fourth
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A Catalan Treat for Your Barbecue
Yeah, yeah, we all know that you grill burgers'n'brats on the Fourth, but that only takes a few minutes and then yo have all those coals going great. What to do with that lovely fire? Here's a non-intuitive dish that will excite absolutely no one—<I>until they taste it!</I> Then you won't have made enough.