So the missus and I were waiting for the parade to start last Saturday when we discovered Monkeyboy Books, a little shop in + more
So the missus and I were waiting for the parade to start last Saturday when we discovered Monkeyboy Books, a little shop in + more
Richard Wagner was born 200 years ago today. I’m celebrating by playing Götterdämmerung—the celebrated 1964 Solti recording—while Shirlee’s at lunch. Back in 2011, Alex + more
When it comes to advertising to Hispanics, the conventional wisdom is that we need to do more than just translate + more
Though I’m pretty sure we’re all aware of it by now, this is the funniest exposé yet of the wine + more
I thought Spokane’s streets were bad. But at least we don’t have to deal with wormholes to other times and dimensions.… + more
From time to time I like to share with y’all an episode of “Martini Shot,” Rob Long’s behind-the-scenes glimpse at + more
Until I took Pew Research Center’s Science and Technology quiz, I had pretty much resigned myself to being, like Winnie the + more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPkByAkAdZs&feature=youtu.be Yeah, yeah, I know—this makes two Star Trek-related posts in a row. Just watch it. You’ll thank me later. + more
Some of the best news you’ll read all week: shuttlecraft Galileo (NCC-1701/7) is being returned to its former glory—a “massive, ground-up + more
Productivity, thy foe is the Amazing Fact Generator. While the degree of amazingness varies wildly*, it’s a lot of fun seeing + more
Another gem from Lapham’s Quarterly, here’s a look at some of the worst jobs of the last 2,000 years—though, to + more
Spring seems (finally!) to have arrived in our neck of the woods. Regular readers of the blog know what that + more
A Russian billionaire (sure seems to be a lot of those lately) is building an army of cyborgs…while man-powered robotic + more