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Brian Spears
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Science Saturday
The TV show Cosmos is coming back, with Neil DeGrasse Tyson as host, and with Seth McFarlane as Producer. Lost in the hubbub over the crashing stock market was the launch of Juno. Here’s what it might discover about Jupiter.…
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Saturday Morning Links
If you’re not going to observe Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s day of prayer, might I suggest the Day of Debauchery & Gluttony. I’ll be the guy with two feedbags and a Bushmill’s IV drip. If you leave your microphone near…
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The Story Behind “The Road Not Taken”
I’ve often said that Frost’s well-known poem is one of the most misinterpreted in American poetry (among casual readers, that is), and this story in the Guardian seems to back me up. It tells the story of Edward Thomas and…
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Science Saturday
It’s starting to look like genetic structure, not mutation, is what makes us different from each other. The case for parallel universes. Really want to go zero-emissions on your car? Get your own solar charger. Smallest batter ever. How small?…
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Saturday Morning Links
I had the most perfect onion rings yesterday. I’ll probably rave about them for weeks. Want to know what Richard Nixon testified to during the Watergate hearings? if a federal judge gets his way, you’ll have the chance to read…
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Discussing Wilfred With a Furry
NY Magazine decided to take a look at the tv show Wilfred through the eyes of a furry named Kilcodo. If that name sounds familiar, it might be because The Rumpus interviewed Kilcodo just over a year ago (which NY…
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If You Want To Know Why We Moderate Comments Here…
Anil Dash has a really good semi-ranty piece out called “If Your Website’s Full of Assholes It’s Your Fault” which really is a must-read, I think. We moderate comments here pretty strongly–you can read our comment policy here if you…
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Alan Moore on Superheroes
Actually, there’s a lot more to this interview with Alan Moore than just his view on superheroes–it’s largely about The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969, which should be released next month–but I really enjoyed this bit on the problem with…
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Science Saturday
GIven the heat wave crushing the US lately, this piece on the link between hot weather and violence is really interesting, especially if you’re reading it from the comfort of an air-conditioned room. National Geographic gets at the reasons behind…
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The Latest from Oslo
The death toll as of this writing is 91. According to The Guardian’s live coverage, “Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Støre has said some of those killed on Utøya probably died from drowning as well as from gunshot wounds.” In…
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Saturday Morning Links
Good morning from Iowa! Yes, I have relocated from one place of blistering heat and humidity to a midwest in the middle of a heatwave with BONUS! a real winter to boot. Stay tuned for posts about my attempts to…