The Magnificent Eleven
The story behind the D-Day photographs of Robert Capa.
Wes Phillips
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Final Fantasy Does Thriller
A mashup mixing the game with (I guess) the epic video. Somebody has waay too much time on their hands.
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Just Imagine Stan Lee Writing The Watchmen
Sweet sassy molassy! What if Stan Lee had written <I>The Watchmen</I> instead of Alan Moore? It would have been sassier! Slangy-er! And America might well be experiencing an exclamation point shortage!
Haldane: On Being the Right Size
J.B.S. Haldane isn't a household name here in the US, but he ought to be. This essay is one of his best.
Hitler Was Funny Before Mel Brooks
Of course he was. Humor is how people cope with horror.
The Planning of the Apes
Great article on ape cognition, but even if it wasn't, how could I resist a title like that?
Hard-Wired For Music?
Scientists agree that humans are stimulated by music in the same ways as we are by sex and food. So now for the big question: How come?
Geetars and Ook-uh-laylees
Okay article, but it has a fabulous photograph of Ronnie Wood accompanying his grandmother.
Plinius SA-100 Mk.II power amplifier
Man, you've got to watch out for those preconceived notions—they'll kill you every time. For the last several years I've seen Plinius amplifiers at hi-fi shows and—even though I didn't know the first thing about the company or its products—figured that I knew what they were all about. Spotting their brawny façades festooned with feathery heatsinks, I smugly assured myself that they were some kind of antipodean pretender to the muscle-amp throne—Krell or Threshold wannabes.
Turn That Noise Down!
Yes, we've reported on this before, but it bears repeating—especially if you didn't hear us because you were playing your iPod too loud: Prolonged exposure to loud music can damage your hearing.