An interesting piece on Diego Rivera and his continuing endangered legacy.
Category Archives: Arts & Literature
It Still Isn’t Easy, But Independent Bookstores Are Doing Better : NPR
Support these stores. They are your neighbors, your money stays in the neighborhood, and they will carry just about anything while usually making it a nice place to go to.
Glad to hear others feel the same.
Interview: Chris Hadfield, Author Of ‘An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth’ : NPR
Great interview with Spaceman Spiff, err, Colonel Hadfield.
Author Interview: Simon Winchester, Author Of ‘The Men Who United the States’ : NPR
Into the second chapter. Just a wonderful pleasure to read thus far.
A tour through the Hutongs of Beijing – CBS News Video
Interesting use and mix of the old and new. Funny how it took the Olympics to stop the government from ripping all these neighborhoods down.
For some interesting takes on these neighborhoods, may I suggest the following book?
Ben MacIntyre – ‘Double Cross’ – Before The D-Day Invasion, Doubletalk And Deceit : NPR
I enjoyed the hell out of this book. If you have ANY interest in history or spies or just colorful characters, give it a read.
Geeky Words You Can Use With Geeky Friends | Underwire | Wired.com
Alternate, and often pre-existing, definitions to a lot of the words and acronyms you think you know the meaning of.
The world’s first steampunk bedtime story – GeekOut – CNN.com Blogs
Calvin And Hobbes, Add The Bacon : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR
I had covered the initial comic mentioned in this article earlier, but I was only just this weekend made awar of a couple more entries.
Here, are the last two stolen glimpses at a future Calvin and Hobbes.
And…
