October 31, 2009

Walking the length of the NYC Marathon--around the block

Walking the length of the NYC Marathon--around the block ( 3:02 PM)

October 28, 2009

Obama's Declaration Of Swine Flu Emergency Prompts Pro-Swine-Flu Republican Response

Obama's Declaration Of Swine Flu Emergency Prompts Pro-Swine-Flu Republican Response ( 9:47 PM)

From a coffee bean to a carbon atom, via slider bar

From coffee bean to carbon atom, via slider bar ( 9:37 PM)

Mother of Exiles

Mother of Exiles ( 8:15 PM)

A reminder: NYC's street-soliciting "United Homeless Organization" is a longtime scam

A reminder: NYC's street-soliciting "United Homeless Organization" is a longtime scam ( 1:17 PM)

October 27, 2009

The twenty-year collapse of newspapers: a graph

The twenty-year collapse of newspapers: a graph ( 6:59 AM)

October 24, 2009

When You Marry: a 1962 textbook for teens

When You Marry: a 1962 textbook for teens ( 9:59 PM)

October 23, 2009

Rules for contrarians

Rules for contrarians ( 7:51 AM)

October 22, 2009

For New Yorkers: an actually useful implementation of a net meme

For New Yorkers: an actually useful implementation of a net meme (12:46 PM)

October 21, 2009

The teleology of Yankee dynasties

The teleology of Yankee dynasties ( 9:34 PM)

Satire is over

Satire is over ( 1:13 PM)

Hooray for jaywalking

Hooray for jaywalking (11:43 AM)

October 20, 2009

"England's libel laws don't just gag me, they blindfold you"

"England's libel laws don't just gag me, they blindfold you" ( 6:08 AM)

October 18, 2009

Eric Idle Answers Your Fatuous Questions

Eric Idle Answers Your Fatuous Questions (10:51 AM)

Chad Orzel is going to DESTROY THE UNIVERSE

Chad Orzel is going to DESTROY THE UNIVERSE (10:37 AM)

October 16, 2009

Just in case you weren't clear on this, Bill Maher is in fact a complete idiot

Just in case you weren't clear on this, Bill Maher is in fact a complete idiot (12:01 PM)

October 15, 2009

The awful people who write Slate's "Double-X" extruded contrarianism product

The awful people who write Slate's "Double-X" extruded contrarianism product ( 8:16 AM)

October 14, 2009

Majority of Newspapers Now Purchased by Kidnappers to Prove Date

Majority of Newspapers Now Purchased by Kidnappers to Prove Date ( 1:51 PM)

Former London mayor Ken Livingston interviews Iain Banks

Former London mayor Ken Livingston interviews Iain Banks (12:56 PM)

How To Say You're Sorry: A Refresher Course

How To Say You're Sorry: A Refresher Course (12:55 PM)

Calvin Trillin on Polanski's defenders

Calvin Trillin on Polanski's defenders (10:31 AM)

October 13, 2009

"We'll tell them it's a 'freehold'--they'll like that."

"We'll tell them it's a 'freehold'--they'll like that." (11:13 AM)

October 12, 2009

1963 haunts 2009

1963 haunts 2009 (10:44 PM)

SEO: evil

SEO: evil ( 9:27 PM)

Superfreakonomics: "contrarianism" that makes you stupid

Superfreakonomics: "contrarianism" that makes you stupid ( 9:16 PM)

100-mile-long undersea snot blobs are on the rise

100-mile-long undersea snot blobs are on the rise (12:18 PM)

IM IN UR ORBIT, SWEEPIN UP UR TRASH

IM IN UR ORBIT, SWEEPIN UP UR TRASH ( 8:21 AM)

October 11, 2009

Welch, Rowlings, and OCMS: "The Weight"

Welch, Rowlings, and OCMS: "The Weight" (11:10 PM)

Analysis of Beatles multitrack masters

Analysis of Beatles multitrack masters ( 8:11 PM)

Gershwin songs to be completed--by Brian Wilson

Gershwin songs to be completed--by Brian Wilson ( 1:43 PM)

October 7, 2009

Every Ideology is Right

Every Ideology is Right ( 9:12 PM)

Outrageously weird clouds

Outrageously weird clouds (12:12 PM)

October 1, 2009

More Tor.com steampunk: How Stubby the Rocket became H.M.S. Stubbington

More Tor.com steampunk: How Stubby the Rocket became H.M.S. Stubbington ( 9:12 PM)

The Homosexual Agenda

The Homosexual Agenda ( 3:50 PM)

Steampunk Month on Tor.com

Steampunk Month on Tor.com (11:50 AM)