Quote: “The map of medieval Europe was redrawn, in part, because somebody forgot to close the toilet lid.”Dana sez, Richard I, unquestionably one of the most over-idolized figures in history. (h/t Laughing Squid) Quote: “In a Mar. 19 letter to members of the Legislature by Alaska Attorney General Designee Stephen Cox defended the state’s decision, saying the…
I can’t remember when I first became aware of Peter Leyden. It might have been that article in Wired all the way back in 1997. But here’s a video he made last November that is as he puts it “far from the gloom and doom of what the media are saying.” (That’s a relief.) Here’s…
Best interview Terry Gross ever did. Mostly because Manzarek barely let her get a word in edgewise. (h/t WayneR, I think) Quote: “A sparkling and dusty scene from the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, about 160 000 light-years away.” Right next door, in fact. More images commemorating Hubble’s 35 Anniversary…
