I'm on deadline, so of course all I can think about is dinner. Think I'll go upstairs and start some <A HREF="http://www.accesscom.com/~jfinger/recipes/chhole-sour-checkpeas.html">c…; cooking, steam up a bunch of brown basmati rice, and mix up a <A HREF="http://www.mediterrasian.com/delicious_recipes_raita.htm">raita</A>&mda… I'll add some fresh mint, cilantro, and a chopped, drained tomato to that last 'un.
So does Wes' head.
According to Ephraim Lytle, far too much. I haven't seen the movie, but I have to admit I'm disturbed at the shoddy treatment of Demophilus' 700 Thespians, who heroically refused to withdraw with the rest of the Greek forces, and died with the Spartans.
<I>The Chronicle of Higher Education</I> makes the case that <I>Idol</I>'s popularity reflects "a hunger for realistic evaluation."
Timothy Mangan has a nice interview with Murray Perahia in the <I>OCRegister</I>. It's good to have him back performing.
Ben Stein is not your typical free-trade apologist.
Are scientists getting close to telepathy?
I was reading Alex Ross's spot-on <A HREF="http://www.therestisnoise.com/2007/03/burying_the_led.html">"Burying the Lede"</A> this morning, when I followed a link to an essay he'd published in <I>The New Yorker</I> back in February that you simply <I>must</I> read.
Rats—like people—experience metacognition. To paraphrase Clint Eastwood, a rat's smart enough to know its own limitations.
Stealing jokes is serious.