Television is part of the American political problem, but not only for the obvious reasons. See Ebonmuse's review of Al Gore's new book, The Assault on Reason. Here's an excerpt: [T]elevision is a time- and space-limited medium with high barriers to entry, making it in its essence a medium of…
Dive in at Enchgallery. You could spend quite a while at this site taking in the fractal sites. Those fractals are common in nature, there is something other-worldly about these works of art.
Just wanted to pass along this link to an article by one of favorite columnists. He goes over the edge some days, but most of the time he is spot on in his rantings! Enjoy -
Here's a good question: why can't a woman go topless wherever a man can? Sorry . . . I'm not buying answers like "Because that is the way it has always been" or "Because they are women." Talk about equal rights! The prevalent dress code inequity is motivated by the…
You don’t know the word "palter"? I didn’t either, until I read a recent paper by Frederick Schauer and Richard J. Zeckhauser of Harvard. The paper’s abstract defines this incredibly useful term, palter: Abstract: A lie involves three elements: deceptive intent, an inaccurate message, and a harmful effect. When only…