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Bagheera displays a languor not unlike that of a Modigliani nude.
Welcome to readers of The Friday Ark and Carnival of the Cats.
Based on the chap with the season tickets next to my concert seats, I'd say so! Hermione Eyre weighs in.
You're absolutely right, Christian: I do have the bug. I do! I'm not ashamed to admit it, though it does come as a small surprise. Next thing you know, I'll begin to wonder silly wonders:
1. Are all audiophiles music lovers?
2. Does music sound better on black CD-Rs?
3. Has this amplifier been subjected to double-blind testing?
4. What happened to my remote?
Anyway. Yesterday's goal was accomplished; I made it through all of June and halfway through July. So far, today, I've completed July. I'll begin August soon.
Usually, when I…
The competition's fierce, but KFC's new Famous Bowls just might take the, um, cake, according to Dan Neil.
Also, if you like good writing, read Neil's paean to the need for speed in a Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Cabriolet.
Over at Home Theater's website, Fleischmann's arch blend of understatement and geekiness is the sort of stuff I wish I could write consistently. A recommended daily read. Yes, I know him, and yes, I share an employer with him, but this encomium comes from the heart.
The Register reports that scientists have developed a material with a negative refractive index, which means it causes light to bounce off it "backwards" at speeds that "appear faster than the speed of light."
Calm down. Iowa State University's Costas Soukoulis explains that it's "due to the dispersion of the negative index of refraction; there is nothing wrong with Einstein's theory of relativity."
Whew!
George Saunders checks out the motherland.
"Britain is often said to be part of 'the United Kingdom,' along with several other countries, including England. Ireland is also nearby, and is considered part of Scotland, which, in turn, is adjacent to, and included in, a small country called Wales. To first-time visitors this can be confusing, especially when one learns that—paradoxically—France is considered by the British to be its very own nation! One finds oneself longing for the simplicity of America, where, for example, everyone understands that New York City is a city, that Cleveland…
Fans of Sandman will recognize this outbreak as one of the points of departure for the story arc begun in issue #1. What they may not realize is that Neil Gaiman wasn't making up the Sleeping Sickness: there really was an outbreak of Encephalitis lethargica from 1916 through the '20s.
Up at 9am. No shower, no shave. Coffee. I sat down on my orange couch, opened the laptop and got to it. One more day of "Recommended Components."
I worked like the sky. In bursts. Hours of humidity were suppressed by moments of heavy rain, lightning, thunder. Entries were punctuated by e-mails to colleagues and Kelli — "Seven more blurbs to go. I think I can, I think I can..." — in an effort to maintain sanity and motivation. It helped. It took me all of Saturday, but I finished.
At a little after 10pm, I said goodbye to David Day and his Signature Modification. I don…