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We Choose the Moon
An interactive re-creation of the Apollo 11 mission, using archival radio, film, and photographs, is currently underway at We Choose the Moon (.org); if you can tune in around 1:00…
Morning Coffee
Moleskine’s are kind of an amazing fraud, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting to go to the official Moleskine 2.0 Exhibition. Speaking of frauds, an Australian town has banned…
“Unputdownable.” Yes, I Said It.
With apologies to commenters who hated the word “unputdownable” in my post last week about the worst words ever, I will now point you in the direction of Elizabeth Bachner’s…
Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Sorry for last week–the gods of the intertubes laid a righteous smack on my connection and blogging from an iPhone, even with the new cut and paste feature, isn’t all…
This Could Change the World
Road-trippers everywhere rejoice–Garardine Botte may have just made it possible for you to drive anywhere without stopping to pee, because that’s how you’ll fuel your car. Here’s the science end…
Random Media Notes
Do you have what it takes to be the next Philip J. Fry? Turanga Leela? Bender Bending Rodriguez? Fox is apparently bringing Futurama back yet again, but is planning to…
Wendell Potter–Healthcare’s Jeffrey Wigand
Jeffrey Wigand, in case you don’t remember, is the Brown & Williamson chemist who accused his company of intentionally manipulating the tobacco blend to increase the amount of nicotine in…
Want to kill e-publishing?
I read stories like this one, where Amazon has gone onto their subscribers’ Kindles and removed books (refunding the purchase price, but still) because the publisher decided they didn’t want…
Saturday Morning Links
Bunker Hill Community College will offer some classes that start at 11:45 p.m. this fall, in an attempt to serve people who have to work late or be up early…
Starbucks Goes Local, Remains Evil
“When is a Starbucks not a Starbucks? When it’s a 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea.” That’s right, the same company that made its name offering cookie-cutter storefronts all over the…