Happy Friday!
Today’s Google Doodle features Mike Collins talking about the moon landing. It’s definitely worth your time. Plus, there's a "how it was made" video!
From Nicole: An interview with Wendell Berry, covering religion, love, nature, and one’s sense of self.
From Cassandra: In 1959, Isaac Asimov asked how people get new ideas.
Also from Cassandra: The bystander effect might be a myth!
Alan Moore is (allegedly) retiring from comics after the latest installment of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comes out, so people are looking back at his body of work and his impact on comics.
Have a safe and spiffy weekend, everyone. See you next week.
Friday, July 19, 2019
Thursday, July 18, 2019
I used to go on and on about the Elgin Marbles (well, I still do, but haven’t linked to many articles about them lately). Now the British Museum is “considering” loaning tabots – sealed so that only Ethopian priests can view them – back to Ethiopia. Geez.
The National Book Festival is next month, and check out the very cool poster!
The Atlantic has an assortment of Chernobyl photos taken immediately after the disaster. Chilling stuff.
DNA testing has led to all sorts of discoveries – good and bad – among families, and here are two stories. Family secrets can be difficult to handle.
Meanwhile, in somewhat related material, Springwise tackles an explanation of big data – what it is and where it might be going.
The National Book Festival is next month, and check out the very cool poster!
The Atlantic has an assortment of Chernobyl photos taken immediately after the disaster. Chilling stuff.
DNA testing has led to all sorts of discoveries – good and bad – among families, and here are two stories. Family secrets can be difficult to handle.
Meanwhile, in somewhat related material, Springwise tackles an explanation of big data – what it is and where it might be going.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
More Moon material! The Maphouse looks at 300 years of mapping the Moon.
Drought has revealed a Bronze Age palace in Iraq.
Cosplay in America is a great look at amazing costume designs, as well as a calendar of conventions throughout the year.
Speaking of, Necronomicon (the convention, not the book) is a month away!
Here’s an interesting theory. Can a specific receptor protein make people more likely to see ghosts (or other odd objects)?
Drought has revealed a Bronze Age palace in Iraq.
Cosplay in America is a great look at amazing costume designs, as well as a calendar of conventions throughout the year.
Speaking of, Necronomicon (the convention, not the book) is a month away!
Here’s an interesting theory. Can a specific receptor protein make people more likely to see ghosts (or other odd objects)?
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
It’s almost time for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing! CBS News is livestreaming the launch as it was broadcast in 1969 this morning. It’s nice to see Walter Cronkite again. (Also, 1960s commercials!)
This weekend, an image of the Apollo rocket will be projected on the Washington Monument, as part of a celebration in DC.
And finally, Barbie is celebrating with a Space Oddity version of herself. Sure, why not?
Meanwhile, in London, Meli Bagdavadze has found that upside down photos of the London Tube look like amazing space images.
Venkatesh Rao has a wonderful post on regenerations and how it feels to leave (and sometimes return to) a place.
This weekend, an image of the Apollo rocket will be projected on the Washington Monument, as part of a celebration in DC.
And finally, Barbie is celebrating with a Space Oddity version of herself. Sure, why not?
Meanwhile, in London, Meli Bagdavadze has found that upside down photos of the London Tube look like amazing space images.
Venkatesh Rao has a wonderful post on regenerations and how it feels to leave (and sometimes return to) a place.
Monday, July 15, 2019
Happy Monday!
We start with a vocabulary test. How did you do?
AI Weirdness reports on what tea will be called when it's controlled by the neural net. Something entirely unlike tea, mostly.
Jim Bouton of Ball Four fame has died, and here’s a worthy obituary.
I had not heard of The Secret Commonwealth until now, but I’m fascinated. There’s a new release out, but you can read the 1893 version online.
We start with a vocabulary test. How did you do?
AI Weirdness reports on what tea will be called when it's controlled by the neural net. Something entirely unlike tea, mostly.
Jim Bouton of Ball Four fame has died, and here’s a worthy obituary.
I had not heard of The Secret Commonwealth until now, but I’m fascinated. There’s a new release out, but you can read the 1893 version online.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Hello and happy Friday! We are back just in time for the weekend.
From Cassandra: Is there another universe alongside us? Scientists are exploring the possibility.
Via Warren Ellis: A ceramic bowl with an Aramaic inscription about magic and Liliths. Probably.
Via Springwise: Five ways businesses can combat climate change. (Is “combat” the right word? Handle? Ameliorate? Anyway…)
Have a safe and spiffy weekend, everyone. See you next week.
From Cassandra: Is there another universe alongside us? Scientists are exploring the possibility.
Via Warren Ellis: A ceramic bowl with an Aramaic inscription about magic and Liliths. Probably.
Via Springwise: Five ways businesses can combat climate change. (Is “combat” the right word? Handle? Ameliorate? Anyway…)
Have a safe and spiffy weekend, everyone. See you next week.
Tuesday, July 02, 2019
Today is unexpectedly super busy (they can always sense when some time off is nearby), but let’s talk baseball!
A hundred years ago, the Black Sox won it all and then mostly lost it all. But during the championship series (then known as the World’s Series), it was all about Black Jack chewing gum!
Back in the present, the All-Star game is nearly upon us. Bill Lucey looks at Cleveland and the changes since the last All-Star game there in 1997.
And now, for something completely different: archives! More specifically, the archives of the UAE and the Gulf. The Arabian Gulf Digital Archive is online and searchable, including some great photographs.
Have a spiffy and safe holiday and/or weekend! We’ll be back around the middle of next week. See you then.
A hundred years ago, the Black Sox won it all and then mostly lost it all. But during the championship series (then known as the World’s Series), it was all about Black Jack chewing gum!
Back in the present, the All-Star game is nearly upon us. Bill Lucey looks at Cleveland and the changes since the last All-Star game there in 1997.
And now, for something completely different: archives! More specifically, the archives of the UAE and the Gulf. The Arabian Gulf Digital Archive is online and searchable, including some great photographs.
Have a spiffy and safe holiday and/or weekend! We’ll be back around the middle of next week. See you then.
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