Category Archives: Mind-blowing Miscellania and other Neat Stuff

From last Sunday’s NY Times Magazine, an article arguing that there are five moral themes, biologically programmed, that all other moralities are built on: The exact number of themes depends on whether you’re a lumper or a splitter, but Haidt … Continue reading →

Some interesting language news (hat-tip to blueheron): Street term ‘Yo’ is being used by kids as a gender-neutral replacement for ‘he’ and ‘she’, according to researchers. Language experts in the US say since at least 2004 students have been saying … Continue reading →

This is the front of Claire and Dave’s wedding invitation. Now check out the second page of the invitation… The award-winning invitation was designed by Chris MaClean. Damn, that’s good. Along vaguely similar lines, I really like Taiwan’s recycle symbol … Continue reading →

There’s no obsession so unlikely that someone hasn’t made a blog for it.

Felix Lorioux (1872 – 1964) was one of the great children’s book illustrators, but since he was (I think) French he’s not that well known here in the US. The ASIFA Blog has a great gallery of Lorioux animal drawings … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas, for those of you who merry it up today. Check out Zuckerman’s web site. He also has a book out, Creature, featuring art photos of various beasties posed against a white background.

The Soldiers’ Truce Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce By Stanley Weintraub The Free Press, 2001 206 pages, $39.95 (hb) It was the war that was supposed to be over by Christmas. It very nearly … Continue reading →