If you don’t read MightyGodKing, you should. Among the myriad delights available on this excellent blog, you’ll find photoshopped covers of nerdy books. Today, it’s Star Trek novels. And it is awesome. Here’s a sample, a pardoy of a Next Generation book I actually own: Not a bad read, as I recall. Anyways, go check [...]
Canada A replica of the Silver Dart – the first Canadian aircraft to fly way back in 1909 – flew again on Sunday. World Confused about the credit crisis? This handy video explains it all for you…with fun pictures! Science & Tech This otter has a video camera. Humanity is doomed. It’s starting to look [...]
I dig this on so many levels. Artist Dennis Morris has created incredibly detailed, extremely accurate miniature recreations of the Battle of Gettysburg. The photo above is an example of his handiwork. Prints are available for sale here. I think this is cool for three reasons: If you’re going to be into something, take it [...]
It may shock you to learn that I am more than just an obsessive blogger. Not much more, but I do engage in some other activities here and there. In case you’d like to see me doing any of these activities (all PG, I assure you), I thought I’d put it all in one convenient [...]
There’s an interesting piece in the NYT’s Economix blog today, itself an exploration of an earlier article written by Newsweek’s Fareed Zakaria. Both attempt to explain why Canada is so far weathering the economic crisis better than its southern neighbour. The points are interesting: Centralized banking regulation has protected Canadian financial institutions from toxic debt [...]
World Christopher Hitchens was beat up in Beirut. But he’ll be OK. The disturbing rise of DIY healthcare in the United States. Did a geography professor find Osama Bin Laden? Science & Tech Liquid water found on Mars! Well, OK, it’s saline mud that’s absorbing moisture from the air, but still…it’s liquid! The Danton, a [...]
The Internet does many things. It acts as a vast conduit for ideas and creativity. It connects far-flung corners of the world in ways never thought possible. It brings us cats with odd captions. And, it is the greatest porn distribution network in the history of mankind. We can add a fifth item to this [...]