A Dilemma
As a guy, I really want to brag—but wouldn't that mean 'fessing up to stupidity?
Wes Phillips
At Last!
Something harder than Chinese Algebra. (Not related to preceding post.)
Have Scientists Discovered How Cancer Spreads?
It sends "envoys" ahead to prepare the site.
Friday Cat Blogging
Bagheera: "Okay Huck, you strum and I'll fret."
Everything Old Is New Again
Is the "new" mammal from Borneo really the rediscovery of the (previously thought) extinct Hose's Palm Civet? The always fascinating Cryptomundo weighs in.
John Winston Lennon: 1940–1980
Remembering a voice that was silenced.
Anansi Boys
If you're in search of a great read, full of heart and in love with the way language can sing, Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys is the book you've been looking for.
Know Your Knots
Why not?
Proof I'm Not Hip
Not that any more is necessary. I hadn't heard any of Sasha Frere Jones' "Best of 2005" list until it reached the forty-somethings. Kids today, sheesh.
Welcome to heaven—here's your harp
Welcome to hell—here's your electric accordion.