January 31, 2012

Flying People in New York City

Flying People in New York City ( 7:29 AM)

January 30, 2012

Warren Ellis on Newt Gingrich's outer-space dreams

Warren Ellis on Newt Gingrich's outer-space dreams ( 3:49 PM)

"To My Old Master"

"To My Old Master" ( 3:42 PM)

January 29, 2012

Your Sunday reminder of the obvious: Bach was really really really really really good

Your Sunday reminder of the obvious: Bach was really really really really really good (11:27 AM)

January 28, 2012

Leonard Cohen's astonishing new album Old Ideas, streaming for free on NPR

Leonard Cohen's astonishing new album Old Ideas, streaming for free on NPR (lyrics here) ( 8:36 PM)

January 27, 2012

Lost bits of "Here Comes the Sun"

Lost bits of "Here Comes the Sun" ( 6:57 PM)

January 25, 2012

Why does SF hate ordinary people?

Why does SF hate ordinary people? ( 8:24 AM)

January 24, 2012

Warren Zevon would have been 65 today

Warren Zevon would have been 65 today (11:03 PM)

January 23, 2012

The astonishing thing that is the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

The astonishing thing that is the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival ( 7:46 PM)

The Many Fingers of Newt Gingrich

The Many Fingers of Newt Gingrich ( 7:40 PM)

Concert violinist demonstrating another way to deal with the Ringing Cellphone Problem

Concert violinist demonstrating another way to deal with the Ringing Cellphone Problem ( 6:47 PM)

Facebook to Google: don't be evil

Facebook to Google: don't be evil (10:12 AM)

January 22, 2012

Like Google Earth for the Milky Way

Like Google Earth for the Milky Way ( 2:57 PM)

"One of the most dunderheaded sentences ever written by a former Harvard president and former Treasury secretary."

"One of the most dunderheaded sentences ever written by a former Harvard president and former Treasury secretary." ( 1:07 PM)

Astonishingly foolish trend: touch-screens as automobile dashboard controls

Astonishingly foolish trend: touch-screens as automobile dashboard controls (11:47 AM)

ISO reclassifies Wales

ISO reclassifies Wales ( 8:47 AM)

January 19, 2012

Form letter template for acquired startups

Form letter template for acquired startups ( 3:24 PM)

Markos lights into Democrats over SOPA/PIPA

Markos lights into Democrats over SOPA/PIPA ( 2:19 PM)

Scalzi to Salon male-writers-have-it-so-hard riff: WTF, dude

Scalzi to Salon male-writers-have-it-so-hard riff: WTF, dude ( 1:29 PM)

Scott Lynch nails SOPA in 136 words

Scott Lynch nails SOPA in 136 words (11:44 AM)

January 18, 2012

How Copyright Industries Con Congress

How Copyright Industries Con Congress (11:22 PM)

January 17, 2012

A few months old, but pertinent: The bogosity of most "piracy" estimates

A few months old, but pertinent: The bogosity of most "piracy" estimates ( 4:19 PM)

The Super PIPA-SOPA Info/Action Flowchart Reference Guide

The Super PIPA-SOPA Info/Action Flowchart Reference Guide ( 3:59 PM)

So Is SOPA Dead? Not Exactly.

So Is SOPA Dead? Not Exactly. ( 3:38 PM)

January 15, 2012

Dear Writers: Please don't do this. Love, Editors.

Dear Writers: Please don't do this. Love, Editors. ( 7:15 PM)

January 13, 2012

Nigel Molesworth remembers Ronald Searle

Nigel Molesworth remembers Ronald Searle ( 4:16 AM)

January 12, 2012

The Restart Page

The Restart Page ( 8:11 PM)

Anti-Heroes, Pure Hearts, and Cordelia Chase

Anti-Heroes, Pure Hearts, and Cordelia Chase ( 7:53 AM)

Brit Mandelo and TNH reread--and remember--Joanna Russ

Brit Mandelo and TNH reread--and remember--Joanna Russ ( 7:52 AM)

January 4, 2012

PayPal destroys antiquities. On purpose. As policy.

PayPal destroys antiquities. On purpose. As policy. ( 9:11 AM)