Wes Phillips

Somehow I don't think we're going to be seeing this one in The New Yorker.

Judging from the number of times I've been sent this animated short, it must be the most viral thing on YouTube lately. I can see why: It's great story-telling and it thrills me while leaving a smile on my face and a lump in my throat.

For its 50th anniversary, The New Scientist asked 70 of the world's "most brilliant" scientists to predict the biggest breakthrough in our next 50.

Discover magazine lists its top 25, plus 8 honorable mentions. At first, I was proud of how many I'd read, but as the list went on, I was horrified at how many I own and have been meaning to read. Is it too early to make a 2007 New Year's resolution?

Holds 400 CDs plus one 16lb cat.

Although she's smirking at Huckleberry's antics, you just know Bagheera wishes she'd discovered the CD case first.

Note to self: Don't go to work tomorrow.

Rolf Potts argues that Ginsberg's "Wichita Vortex Sutra" is more timeless than Howl.

Wait until you see their marching bands! In this performance: Piano Concerto No 2 by Shostakovich, Transfigured Night by Schoenberg, and Symphony No.10 by Shostakovich.

Marisa Waddell, a collegue of Jon Iverson's over at KCBX, writes:


"I'm doing a pilot study for my thesis and need some help. I put a survey online about new radio technologies, and need 100 completed surveys in the next week. Can you pass the link along to folks you know, who might help?"