One Summer to Every Customer
The signal <i>returns</i> to <a href="http://blog.stereophile.com/stephenmejias/022706romance/">the source</a>.
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High-Def Spiral Galaxy
This Hubble Space Telescope image of the face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101 (M101) is the clearest, most detailed piece of astronomy porn I've ever seen.
Sell The Car, Buy This Record
Thanks to Fred Manteghian.
As Unique as a Grain of Sand
I guess I never really thought about the uniqueness of sand, no matter how many times I heard that expression. <I>Microscopy</I> made me think about it—and the corollary notion that every beach and sandpit is unique as well.
Slide Show of Jain Religious Festival
This A/V presentation from the BBC is a three-minute vacation from your day job. Wonderful pictures.
Some Time for Romance
While riding the <a href="http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/service/fline.htm">F</a> train this morning, I, for some reason, found myself face down on the <a href="http://www.oldnewark.com/education/images/elementary/hawkins/hawkinssts… Street School</a> asphalt. All over again, on this hot, summer, 5th grade afternoon: Jose Quiros pushed his weight down against my lower spine, clenched his angry hands around my 10-year old throat, and announced, clearly and confidently: "I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you..."
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Rocketman!
The way I figure it, the least <I>Popular Science</I> can do is publish articles like this about jet-packs. If I recall correctly, it predicted we'd <I>all</I> have one in the Twenty-First Century.
Things You Won't See When I Direct Shakespeare
My favorite: "I will not have Henry throwing tomatoes at a spinning fan blade whilst yelling at Montjoy."
Gaming the SAT Essay
As a writer, I applaud the new essay section of the SAT, but Karin Klein got up close and personal with it by passing the test to <I>score</I> the essays. She discovered some interesting things about taking—and scoring—the SATs.
Vintage Radio
A site dedicated to the BBC's Old Radio Broadcasting Equipment an Memories. Lots of microphone porn—and lots of other audio-related goodness.