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"Callous Complacence"
Melvyn Bragg’s In Our Time newsletter reproduced this fascinating document from WWI war hero and poet Siegfried Sassoon, denouncing the conduct of the war at great personal risk. It was originally printed in The Times in 1917. I am making this statement as an act of wilful defiance of military authority, because I believe that …
Web Hosting Research
For a variety of reasons, I’ve decided it’s time to find a web host and create my own site. I’ve been bookmarking pages on web hosting providers for a few years and decided it was time go forward. So, if anyone else is interested, here are some annotated links. Invoke the Lazy Web Absolutely nothing …
"Bleak House" revisited?
My friend Scott recently posted an elegant appraisal of Charles Dickens’ novel Bleak House. As if to mock or confirm Dickens, reality puts forth its case.
The Perfect Valentine’s treat
The ducking stool game
An online game that accompanies a tutorial on Palaeography. Rather a gruesome situation, but the bubbles are a nice touch.
Google Reader
Mike Shea praises Google Reader and then realizes that maybe absorbing so much ephemera of the moment may not be a good thing. I’ve long used Merlin Mann’s “Probations folder” idea for news feeds, as I find I also like to scarf up new feeds like candy as I surf, only to have a bellyache …
The Sociology of Suicide Notes
From the newsletter that accompanies BBC4 Radio’s Thinking Allowed program, hosted by the ebullient Laurie Taylor: Whenever the subject of suicide or attempted suicide comes up in conversation I can be relied upon to describe a piece of research on suicide notes that was published some years ago (even though I’ve tried, I can’t find …
The Hands of an Artist
The Illustration Art blog has two wonderful posts on the great Mort Drucker. This one focuses on how Drucker drew hands, and this one focuses on how he drew and differentiated hair. Tiny tiny things that you don’t notice very much as a casual reader of Mad parodies, but take them away, and the experience …
The perfect way to parallel park
“This is how I learned to park a Volvo station wagon into a slot 1” longer than a Volvo station wagon, and my mad parallel parking skillz still impress all my friends and neighbors.”
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