Inner Ear Report
You can tell how nimble an animal is by checking the size of its inner ear.
Wes Phillips
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Missing Pages
Missing Pages: Black Journalists of Modern America—An Oral History sounds like one heck of a good read. And while we're on the subject, I also recommend the Library of America's Reporting">http://www.reportingcivilrights.org/loa/">Reporting Civil Rights.
How Is It Possible to Speak of a Mother's Body?
Mary Gordon writes on the essence of memory.
Revolutionary Restaurants
I'm with Calvin Trillin on this one: Never eat in a restaurant that rotates.
Atta Boys!
Conn and Hal's Iggulden's The">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR20070… Dangerous Book for Boys has been on my must-read list since it was published here in the States, but Conn's lovely essay, "In Praise of Skinned Knees and Grubby Faces," has catapulted it to the top of my list.
Kinematics
When Franz Reuleaux created the "language of invention," he more or less invented the future we live in.
A Kingsley Amiss Revival?
Not bloody likely, says Michael Dirda. A scant 12 years after his death, you're unlikely to find even his most lauded novel, Lucky Jim in bookstores, libraries, or on friends' bookshelves.
Music is Emotion
And Dramatic Chipmunk is the proof.
That Boy's Not Right
Bagheera, ever the lady, looks askance at Huck's antics.
Huckside Down
Huckleberry is the only cat we've ever owned who can be both crazed and stationary. It's a gift.