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Barry interviewed on “Where We Go Next”
I was interviewed by Michael Callahan on Where We Go Next! This is a long interview (a bit over an hour and a half!), focused on cartooning, comics and craft. I had so much fun doing this one.
Fake Funeral! Monday November 5th! Tell Your Friends!
(This is sort of a sequel to a fake wedding done in 2008). The date of the fake funeral has been set! It’s November 5th (by curious coincidence, just a week after my 50th birthday). You’re invited, so please come! … Continue reading
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Some Photos From My Israel Trip
Hey folks! More photos from my trip to Israel. Some of these have already been posted on Twitter, but most of them I’m posting for the first time. Jerusalem. I don’t understand why I find the sight of mountainside cityscapes … Continue reading
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Giant Faces On Storefronts In Jerusalem
Yesterday was a great day in Jersusalem. I visited the Wall, but in an unexpected place; visited an archeological dig that’s not open to the public (!); and got very lost in the old city. I’ll be posting more details … Continue reading
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Intellectual Turing Test Results: Silver Medal
So in Ozy’s Intellectual Turing Test, in which anti-social justice folk tried to pass themselves off as social justice folk, and vice-versa, I’m pleased to report I came in second, with 75% of readers believing I was anti-SJ. (In the … Continue reading
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Participation Trophies Defeated The Great Depression and Won World War Two
Hat tip to Ben Lehman!
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Should We Regret The American Revolution?
Happy 4th of July! Dylan Matthews brings us 3 reasons the American Revolution was a mistake. In a nutshell (although click through for the longer arguments): 1) The Southern States would have had much less power as part of the … Continue reading
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Aphantasia: A life without mental images
Aphantasia: A life without mental images – BBC News Close your eyes and imagine walking along a sandy beach and then gazing over the horizon as the Sun rises. How clear is the image that springs to mind? Most people … Continue reading
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Some Brain Teasers From Scientific American
This article in Scientific American, by Keith Stanovich, makes some solid points about the limits of IQ. No doubt you know several folks with perfectly respectable IQs who repeatedly make poor decisions. The behavior of such people tells us that … Continue reading
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The Sleepwalker Statue and Freedom of Speech
On the Wellesley campus, the Davis Museum is showing an exhibit of sculptor Tony Matelli’s work, including the above statue set up outside the museum. A student objected to this, on the grounds that the statue could potentially be “triggering,” … Continue reading