The A/V War
Ars Technica has a fascinating piece on personal electronics in the war zone. There's an image of a gunner with his iPod fastened to his Fritz helmet that's worthy of iconic status.
Wes Phillips
Cliché Finder
Have you been searching high and low for a flabby cliché to use instead of le mot juste? Well, look no further. Hacks rejoice!
Cold Compresses Work
Do you know why? Me neither. Susan Fleetwood-Walker to the rescue.
Weird Al Yankovic's New Song
"Don't download this song
Don't go pirating music all day long
Go buy the CD like you know you should
Oh don't download this song.
Don't go pirating music all day long
Go buy the CD like you know you should
Oh don't download this song.
Take Two Wallers and Call Me in the Morning
I've been fighting a summer cold and feeling pretty punk, but Fats Waller can make anybody feel good.
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Before the Beginning
What if the Big Bang wasn't the first second?
Robert, Clara, and Johannes
A classical love triangle.
Paradise Underground
Baldasare Forestiere created an underground dwelling that included a network of 100 niches, courts, patios, and passageways, including plantings of trees such as Strawberry, Carob, Jujube, citrus (sometimes multiple graftings on single trunks), Pomegranate, Mulberry, Date Palm, Avocado, Quince, and Persimmon.
Auntie Remembers Lorca
The BBC on the 70th anniversary of Lorca's death.
The History of Felt Hats and Hat Making
I'm posting this link because it reminds me of my father-in-law, the least macho man I ever met—and one of the toughest. How tough was he? Well, in the 1930s he traveled through the South as a labor organizer for the hatter's union. He stood down thugs with axe-handles—and, having seen him get angry a time or two, I feel sorry for those poor ol' peckerwoods.