Fur = Cute
Even with lobsters—or is it the blonde thing?
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Is More Information Better than Less?
Heuristics—and Dan Goldstein—say not necessarily. A more pop-culturish explanation is presented on <A HREF="http://www.dangoldstein.com/dsn/archives/2006/03/malcolm_gladwel_1.html… blog</A>, where he shouts out to an excellent Malcolm Gladwell interview on ESPN.
The Basement Tour
Entertaining a nightly audience of 60,000 in your rumpus room.
The Lovesong of J. Alfred Fratboy
"At the rager the chicks come and go<BR>Talking about art or something, I don’t know."
It's New to Me
David Bragin sent these alternate meanings to existing words. I Googled them and found they're two years old—although they still seem fresh'n'tasty to me.
And Dragonflies and Bumblebees
On the streets today, people seem so smart and full of Spring. Though the temperature has dropped ten degrees from its high, the sun is still shining. It's 32 degrees and sunny in New York City.
Ali Farka Touré, R. I. P.
Mali's proto-bluesman dead at 66. I loved his guitar, true—but I <I>really</I> loved his phrasing as a singer. If you haven't heard his duet with kora-player Toumani Duabaté, you're missing one of the great records of <I>this</I> century.
Last Friday's Cephalopod Blogging
I missed <I>Pharyngula</I>'s picture of planktonic octopus paralarva from last Friday. It's not cat-blogging, but it sure is pretty.
How to Price Merchandise Incorrectly—Just Like the Big Guys
I'm not an economist, so I can't vouch for how accurate this is, but I loved the wild ride. First it teaches classic B-school pricing philosophy and then it tells you that everything you just learned is wrong. It <I>does</I> seem to explain a lot.
The Seed Oscars
<I>Seed</I> rates 2005's science-based movies. It's a tough room.