The 8-bit tribute album to Weezer The music that helps me get to sleep: Robyn Miller's soundtrack to Riven, Zoë Keating's One Cello x 16: Natoma, Ray Lynch, Clint Mansell's Moon soundtrack. Did you know …
Four years ago today, Leonard and I released Thoughtcrime Experiments, an anthology of original speculative fiction and art. It's still an enjoyable collection to read, so check it out. The authors and artists continue to …
"You can look up [shop name] to get the address. They have a map and everything." "Oh I already did it." "I did it thirty-five minutes ago." "Well, I did it about five minutes ago." …
"Upwards of 12 people in a newsroom of 1,000 sometimes find their boss difficult to work with." "Brusque" vs. "does not like to waste time." "Can you keep being awesome & getting great results but …
"I had tea with the intolerable aunt today," begins Zen Cho's short and fast-moving The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo. (Guardian review.) It is so great. You can read it for free online, and then …
"Additional naming opportunities within the Museum are also available." Things to name include: An individual flavor of cupcake in the museum café (would you like chocolate, vanilla, or Leonard Richardson Memorial Strawberry?) A stair step …
Oh my goodness, Buster Keaton's The General is AMAZING. Aside from being a little pro-Confederacy. Seriously, there is no reason this movie has to be about someone fighting for the racist traitors -- you could …
Rain on the air conditioning unit. The susurration of pills inside vials -- the few slow clicks of big gel capsules versus the quiet tumble of small solid tabs. Birdsong, far away. The laptop fan, …
A sign that my brother-in-law is truly part of the family: he can easily spell "Harihareswara" on the phone to customer service representatives. Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin): "Success is people saying your name right". My last …
Ex Urbe's wonderful series on Machiavelli. Lore Sjöberg on digital music. "Concerning the nature of a woman of computer science". Paul Ramsey simply explaining why it's useful for technologists to meet and work face-to-face on …
