Physicists to World: Ooops!
Perhaps not, but PhysOrg.com reports that two Italian physicists have written a paper suggesting that the concepts of dark energy and dark matter might be the result of "improper" gravitational theory.
Wes Phillips
Study Shows Studies Bad For Your Health
Well, actually, it suggests that, by wearing a helmet when I cycle, I give motorists the feeling I'm invulnerable.
Irving Penn Platinum Prints
Plep points us toward this gallery of Penn prints at the National Gallery. Amazing how much detail you get in this analog format—go ahead, enlarge 'em and see.
Hang Up and Drive
As Dave Barry points out, there apparently is something worse than driving while talking on a cellphone.
On Hallowed Ground
Yes, it's the fifth anniversary of 9/11 and the media coverage is relentless. However, despite all the hoopla, the solemnity of the day can still sneak up on you—it happened to Jeff Wong and me this morning as we completed out daily bike ride and came upon a memorial service for firemen and policemen from our neighborhood who died that day.
Mein Liebchen Liebling
I was ruminating on the Dave Barry "On Hallowed Ground" essay, wondering if there was another example of great war or crisis writing I could link to, when I thought about A. J. Liebling's WWII work for The New Yorker.
Why I No Longer Go to the Nude Beach
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No Kibble In My Bowl?
"No crunchy goodness," grouses Bagheera. "Truly, you are dead to me."
Ars Gratia Artis
Huckleberry auditions for the role of MGM logo cat.
Even If It Doesn't Look Like a Duck
It might be a duck anyway—or at least it was meant to be.