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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Guilty as charged
Stephen King’s column in the 8/10/07 Entertainment Weekly charmed me. Struck by a silly YouTube video, he launches into a paean to entertainment that, without regard for artistic integrity or prestige, purely entertains: I sat there amazed and full of … Continue reading
But my neighbor is an anteater
This is a good idea, but in practice it isn’t terribly accurate. The idea is to tell you whether the area in which you live is walker-friendly – how many stores, restaurants, bars, etc. are close to you? Unfortunately, Google’s … Continue reading
Posted in Department of the Drama, Destinations, Frivolity
5 Comments
Poissons de mer
This just made me happy today. Via Agence eureka.
Posted in Artists & Art, Biology, Ephemera
1 Comment
You are not invited in!
 I found this bizarre critter right outside my new DC apartment. I guess my entomological skills will have to expand, along with my tolerance for exuberant tree growth, because I have absolutely no idea what it might be. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Biology
3 Comments
Adelson’s checkerboard illusion
Square A is exactly the same color as square B. No kidding. Our visual systems are old pros at tricking our consciousness. What’s going on here is a simple case of lightness constancy: our visual system is designed to feed … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Frivolity
3 Comments
Our country is large, but our Wal-Marts are larger
I just finished driving from Seattle to Washington, DC, which explains my neglect of the blog. I’ve been more concerned with straightening out last-minute snafus via cell phone, than with posting here. And sadly, I was traveling alone, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Department of the Drama, Destinations
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Rosalind Franklin, Artist’s Muse?
Photo 51 Rosalind Franklin, 1952 Rosalind Franklin: Photo 51 Denise Wyllie & Clare O Hagan, 2007 Via Lablit: Wyllie and O Hagan first became interested in Franklin when they discovered her story while doing an art residency at a laboratory … Continue reading
Posted in Artists & Art, Biology
2 Comments
Lovely bones
This is a resource to bookmark immediately. . . the “Taxidermy, Cryptozoology & Animal Curiosa Ãœberpost” from Wurzeltod. I’ve previously posted on Jessica Joslin, Tia Resleure, Ron Pippin, Hajime Emoto, and Colette Calascione. Just look how much more there is … Continue reading
Posted in Artists & Art, Wonder Cabinets
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Shrooms on the run?
Made in Transit: oyster mushrooms Agata Jaworska On Saturday I went to the farmer’s market to snag some nectarines and peaches. Unfortunately, by Tuesday they’d gone bad already, which left me wondering what farmers do with all the peaches and … Continue reading
But where’s the Cephalopod counter?
Every biologist secretly craves seafood counters labeled “Crustacea” in beautiful art deco lettering. Thank you, Harrods.
Posted in Biology, Destinations, Frivolity
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