The Monolith and the Message

I came across this review from 1968 while following Roger Ebert's twitter stream (@ebertchicago), of 2001: A Space Odyssey. A great article, with some of the rudimentary explanations that some audiences require. Roger Ebert recognized this films greatness early on.

More Crossword Puzzlers

Don Feyer is the American Champion in crossword puzzle solving. He's fast. A time-lapse video is included.

Abbey Road

We're all familiar with the iconic Abbey Road album cover. Here is a shot of the Beatles moments before.

Sessions

This post is for you smart surfers using Safari to browse. I'm recommending one extension that I love, and can't live without: Sessions. It allows you to quickly save your tabs in a history, so when you quit Safari, you can easily return to where you were. You can download it from the official Apple site (so, you know it's been vetted) or here. I've been using it for six months and will continue to use it until this functionality is added to Safari by Apple.

The Magician and the Crossword

Watch this fully to appreciate. An amazing talent:

The Decider, deciding.

A brilliant review of George W. Bush's new memoir, Decision Points, by George Packer. A condemning indictment of his presidency can be found in his own words.

Recycling

A fresh take on improving recycling. Interesting ideas on harvesting data on the things we buy and dispose of.

Crawling to Finish

Runner Crawls to Finish to Win Title for Her Ailing Coach.

The video is here. Just skip to the 19:30 mark for the dramatics.

200 years in 4 minutes

Income vs. life expectancy over 200 years in a telling video graphic.

The Power of the Sun

You know it, but still when you see it, it's amazing.

Technology and Kids

More on a theme I've been hitting on lately in my recent posts, kids and education. Here the NYT looks at kids and whether they're Wired for Distraction.

North Korea

If you've been following the recent events between the two Korea's, this Op/Ed piece in the NYT, goes a long way in explaining the North's motivations.

Why Can't We Walk Straight?

Teaching

What Makes a Great Teacher? A good read from the Atlantic. Also, check out the four video's showing great teaching practises on the first page.

Word Games

I hate to tell you, but please don't take this post the wrong way...

National Geographic Photo Contest

Here are some submissions that have been collected by The Big Picture. So beautiful and powerful in their storytelling.

Childhood Obesity

Just another concrete example that society is getting fat: car seats for kids have to get bigger.

Porn Post

Off the top of your head, what percentage of men do you think watch porn?

50%?

70%?

Here's your answer at The Telegraph.

Retouching the Past

If only they had school-photo retouching in my day. Sigh.

Haiti's Canal Crews

This is so sad. The situation in Haiti can only be described as desperate.