From the monthly archives:

January 2009

The smaller the attendance the bigger the history. There were 12 people at the Last Supper. Half a dozen at Kitty Hawk. Archimedes was on his own in the bath. — Tony Wilson

The smaller the attendance the bigger the history. There were 12 people at the Last Supper. Half a dozen at Kitty Hawk. Archimedes was on …

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Out Out, Damn Blind Spot

Originally in: Globe and Mail

13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time, by Michael Brooks.

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The Roswell incident notwithstanding, cold fusion was the 20th century’s original “I want to believe” moment.

In a few short weeks in May, 1989, the …

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La Portena Restaurant (4/5) on Yelp.com

La Portena Restaurant (4/5) on Yelp.com
Superb shell and flank steaks, and the potato and fry sides were above average. But the malbec our waiter …

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Now we perceive the limitations of those old categories and scoff; we value multidisciplinarianism and genre-bending. The life of the mind is more chaotic, but also more exhilarating.

Now we perceive the limitations of those old categories and scoff; we value multidisciplinarianism and genre-bending. The life of the mind is more chaotic, but …

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TED then creates videos of the speeches and puts them online so they can find a broader audience — and usurp my life.

TED then creates videos of the speeches and puts them online so they can find a broader audience — and usurp my life.
The Medium

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Keens Steak House (3/5) on Yelp.com

Keens Steak House (3/5) on Yelp.com
Graciously old school, aggressively priced carni-philia. But they let us BYOB and didn’t even pass on a corkage fee.…

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Bangalore, we have a problem.

Bangalore, we have a problem.

My mind is a microwaved hot dog. I’ve just stumbled on a site that offers web content for $4. Four.

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http://www.smarthistory.org/

http://www.smarthistory.org/

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