April 29, 2012

A spectacular week in Dutch politics

A spectacular week in Dutch politics ( 2:19 PM)

If you can watch this without smiling your ass off, check your pulse; you may be dead.

If you can watch this without smiling your ass off, check your pulse; you may be dead. (11:52 AM)

Phil Plait on the asteroid-mining startup

Phil Plait on the asteroid-mining startup ( 8:05 AM)

Garry Wills: Bullying the Nuns

Garry Wills: Bullying the Nuns ( 8:03 AM)

When will this low-innovation Internet era end?

When will this low-innovation Internet era end? ( 7:53 AM)

April 27, 2012

The Invention of Jaywalking

The Invention of Jaywalking ( 3:21 PM)

April 26, 2012

Text-Only Instagram

Text-Only Instagram ( 1:37 PM)

Game of Thrones vs. US presidential election: a side-by-side comparison

Game of Thrones vs. US presidential election: a side-by-side comparison ( 8:54 AM)

April 23, 2012

How To Be a Fan of Problematic Things

How To Be a Fan of Problematic Things (12:18 PM)

The Freedom, The Freedom

The Freedom, The Freedom (12:00 PM)

Libertarianism: Free reign for private tyrannies

Libertarianism: Free reign for private tyrannies (11:54 AM)

The full version of China Miéville's "London's Overthrow," previously seen in the New York Times Magazine

The full version of China Miéville's "London's Overthrow," previously seen in the New York Times Magazine (11:47 AM)

More century-old color photographs

More century-old color photographs (11:44 AM)

Edging toward the fully licensed world

Edging toward the fully licensed world (11:36 AM)

Have fun at the Olympics, London

Have fun at the Olympics, London (10:51 AM)

Laurie Penny on that insanely stupid Newsweek cover story

Laurie Penny on that insanely stupid Newsweek cover story (10:03 AM)

April 20, 2012

Levon Helm, 1940-2012

Levon Helm, 1940-2012 ( 1:04 AM)

April 19, 2012

Africans Shocked by Uncivilized Antics of European Savages

Africans Shocked by Uncivilized Antics of European Savages ( 8:25 AM)

April 17, 2012

All the ways society hates little girls

All the ways society hates little girls (10:30 PM)

The One True Wanker of the Decade

The One True Wanker of the Decade (12:58 PM)

April 12, 2012

William Donohue's "Catholic League", the most reliably disgusting pressure group in the US

William Donohue's "Catholic League", the most reliably disgusting pressure group in the US ( 6:32 PM)

Why you can't find a quiet place to have a drink and a conversation

Why you can't find a quiet place to have a drink and a conversation ( 4:03 PM)

Don't be programmed

Don't be programmed ( 4:00 PM)

April 11, 2012

The one piece to read about Facebook's Instagram acquisition

The one piece to read about Facebook's Instagram acquisition ( 2:31 PM)

April 9, 2012

If Twitter had been invented in the ’80s

If Twitter had been invented in the ’80s ( 3:12 PM)

Iron law of universe violated--SF convention receives positive, level-headed coverage from local press

Iron law of universe violated--SF convention receives positive, level-headed coverage from local press ( 7:43 AM)

"A state which forbids anyone to make fun of it is a state out of control."

"A state which forbids anyone to make fun of it is a state out of control." ( 6:52 AM)

Totally Inept Losers Confident They Can Lock Down the Internet

Totally Inept Losers Confident They Can Lock Down the Internet ( 6:37 AM)

Oh dear BSFA Eastercon awards ceremony oh dear: a story in tweets

Oh dear BSFA Eastercon awards ceremony oh dear: a story in tweets ( 6:30 AM)

April 8, 2012

"What stands out in the Holy Week services is humility in the face of unreasoning authority."

"What stands out in the Holy Week services is humility in the face of unreasoning authority." ( 7:57 AM)

April 1, 2012

Autism: A Public Discourse Blaming Teachers and Parents

Autism: A Public Discourse Blaming Teachers and Parents (10:31 AM)

Orbit to release remixed Stross novel, Rule 35

Orbit to release remixed Stross novel, Rule 35 ( 1:52 AM)