Science Saturday
Does your pet carry the Ebola virus in its genes? Could a wind-powered vehicle go faster than the wind? Yes, it seems. Take a look at the oldest evidence of…
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Saturday Morning Links
Last day of July. Let’s crack open some Bud Light Lime* and get stanky. Just don’t plan to have any seafood from the Gulf of Mexico to go along with…
Morning Coffee
I think the Sun might be shining. What I’m getting out of this is that outer space is still totally rad looking. If you are a German political street artist…
Looking for Sugar?
Everyone’s favorite advice columnist, Sugar, has taken this week off. But she’ll be back with answers to your questions next Thursday, August 5th. For now why don’t you read the…
The Monthly Rumpus Gets Some Love
Looking for the “Best Literary Event” in The Bay Area? According to the readers of The San Francisco Bay Guardian you need look no further than The Monthly Rumpus! Thanks…
Morning Coffee
Sad news, Elvis’ autopsy tools are no longer up for auction. Why yes, I would like to look at your giant Turkish yacht. This is what Madrid looks like. Public…
Morning Coffee
It would take the coldest of hearts to not appreciate these baby dream photographs. Retrofitting old cigarette vending machines to save the book industry (this is why Germany is better…
Respectful
“Doerr is daring, yes, and compassionate, but more than anything, the four stories and two novellas in this collection are imbued with, and fueled by, a deep, almost anachronistic-seeming respect…
Hot Nights
Tickets are available for the next Monthly Rumpus and, given the all-star lineup, we highly recommend you buy ’em now:
FUNNY WOMEN #29: Rules for Emailing Your Instructor
RHET1002 Students, It has come to my attention that many of you are unaware of my policy on email etiquette. Please take a moment to review the following guidelines to better facilitate…
Are You an Addict?
“But it’s not extreme anecdotes that make the specter of Internet addiction so threatening; it’s the fact that Internet overuse has the potential to scale in a way that few…
Morning Coffee
On the 1935 invasion of the US by Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean. (via io9.) Oh, hello human fish. (Note: the ocean is sort of gross.) Thanks to the Internet…