A Brief History of Infinity
Unsurprisingly, it's a long story.
A Brilliant Book Review
My definition of a brilliant book review is one that interests you in a subject you wouldn't have devoted five seconds to—interests you enough to spend many hours contemplating it.
A Car-Shaped Media System
Gee, that's funny. I bought the same thing, only mine is shaped like a house.
A Cat Can Look at a King
And Huck will stare at you for hours attempting to convince you it's kibble time.
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—until they taste it! Then you won't have made enough.
A Classic!
New to me, though. A toob guy's guide to eBay.
A Close Shave With Occam's Razor
Chet Raymo has a nice essay rebutting Larry Dossey's screed about why science doesn't accept the wisdom of alternative medicine gurus such as Depak Chopra et al.
A Concise Introduction to Physics
Just relax and enjoy it—as Feynman said.
A Confederacy of Dunces
Evan Thomas and Jeffrey T. Richelson have written books that chart the CIA's legacy of arrogant wrongheadedness.
A Day Late, But Not a Dollar Short
Yesterday was the anniversary of Frank Zappa's death in 1993. The good news is that the Zappa estate is releasing tapes of The Grand Wazoo tour and that Zappa Radio is back online. Wowie zowie.