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Seven reasons tablets are better than paper
1 - Tablets can be read in the windiest of conditions. Try that with paper ( Read more... ) -
Awesome
3 Bisexual Men sue over disqualification from Gay World Series. The group that organizes the Gay World Series ruled that they were "not gay enough to play". -
Worried about Afghanistan?
Specifically, worried that it is a hideously complicated, bloody mess to which there are no good answers?
Well, worry no longer, as this simple chart clearly illustrates our way forward. -
Water found on the Moon
No, really..
Sept. 23, 2009 -- Shattering a long-held belief that Earth's moon is a dead and dry world, a trio of spacecraft uncovered clear evidence of water and hydrogen-oxygen molecules throughout the lunar surface ( Read more... ) -
So who did the kid in Where the Wild Things Are grow up to be?
Via nancylebov:
Jonathan Carroll's Blog:
One of the most famous children's books in America is Maurice Sendak's WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. The story, in short, is about a very bad little boy named Max who is sent to bed without dinner one night because he's been so naughty. But as soon as he gets to his room, The Wild Things-- wonderful monsters of all ( Read more... ) -
This explains a lot, actually
John Crowley, here:
In general I think novelists should not speak about politics, and if they speak about them we should resist listening. These are people accustomed to creating imaginary worlds and making them go as they like, which can make their opinions tend to the fascistic, even their gentle-hippie or wise-crone opinions. Autocratic maybe ( Read more... )
