The London Zoo has put that most peculiar of species, Homo sapiens on display. There’s a Shel Silverstein poem about this very subject, as I know from having been reading Silverstein to my four-year-old-daughter every night for the past two months or so.
Wall Patterns Originally uploaded by Edward Willett. I took this photo in Drumheller back at the end of June, attracted by the patterns made by the siding, the stairs, and various shadows. When I was editor of the Weyburn Review, I always enjoyed sneaking in a few “artistic photos” that had no news value but …
Pelicans, that is.
…or a piece of it, anyway. Here’s the follow-up to that space weather forecast I blogged a couple of days ago.
…to the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta. Funny, we were there just six weeks ago, and I don’t remember seeing a single newspaper story about it.
Here’s a story that combines two things I’ve recently written about: synchrotrons and using new high-tech methods to read ancient incriptions (in this case, carved into stone).
I remember being wildly impressed by Silent Running‘s special effects when I saw it–probably on a black-and-white TV, come to think of it–sometime in the ’70s. It was the coolest thing ever between 2001 and Star Wars, man. But only today did I discover that the soundtrack was by PDQ Bach–er, I mean, Peter Shickele. …
An English family that breeds guinea pigs for medical research has decided to close its farm in the hope that it will convince the sub-human “animal rights” slime who stole the body of a relative from its grave to return their loved one’s remains. I’m a big animal lover, but this almost makes me want …
How often have you said to yourself, “You know, I sure wish someone would build a robotic bat head.” What? Never? In fact, you say, the whole idea sounds…well, batty? Not too surprising, I suppose. After all, bats have suffered a serious image problem throughout most of western history. (In the Orient, they are often …
Have you ever looked at a beauty on a magazine cover and thought, “Nobody looks like that in real life!” Guess what? You’re right. Page through Glenn C. Feron’s portfolio. After each image loads, hold the cursor over it to see what it looked like before retouching. In particular, notice the amazing collapsing tummies and …
No more fear: Roborior is here.
Saparmurat Niyazov, president of Turkmenistan, has banned lip-synching in his Central Asian country because of “a negative effect on the development of singing and musical art.” Niyazov banned opera and ballet in 2001 for “not corresponding with the national mentality.” Last year, he called for young people to not get gold tooth caps and urged …
