( All Hail Gary Larson )

People Used to Dream About the Future ( Read more... )

http://www.theonion.com/opinion/index.php?issue=4131

Here's my recipe for veganized skillingsboller, Norwegian cinnamon buns typical of the region. I don't think they're all that different from the cinnamon buns most of you know, but I'll let you judge that for yourselves. One crucial difference, I think, is the cardamom - it gives a distinctive taste. I know the measurements by heart, and ( Read more... )

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It's a cantaloupe turtle!

http://connections.smsd.org/nieman/cantaloupe.JPG

http://alice.pandorabots.com/

I've only ever heard William Hut's (fantastic) version of this song, but it's originally by Lisa Germano ( Read more... )

Beckett was the headmaster of the Writing as Agony school. On a good day, he would stare at the wall for eighteen hours or so, feeling entirely terrible; and, if he was lucky, a few words like NEVER or END or NO WAY might brand themselves on his bleeding eyes. Whereas Updike, of course, is a Psychotic Santa of volubility, emerging from on or ( Read more... )

There exists a club for long-haired scientists. How very fascinating.

http://www.improb.com/projects/hair/hair-club004.html