macaque takes self-portrait
Monkey borrows photographer’s camera. These are so cute. http://ow.ly/5x3Qu Filed under: Miscellany
Miscellany
Jackson Pollock, the science of art
At a glance, a painting by Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1956) can look deceptively accidental: just a quick flick of color on a canvas. A quantitative analysis of Pollock’s streams,…
library books on U.S. side, checked out Canadian
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House on the Canada-U.S. Border http://ow.ly/5vrsV Filed under: Miscellany
europe gives pedestrians and transit priority over cars!
ZURICH — While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: creating environments…
Is Shyness an Evolutionary Tactic?
In praise of introverts NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/5qKFy Filed under: Miscellany
Write like a man
another consideration of the dilemma of the female writer http://ow.ly/5kDSa Filed under: Miscellany
when to buy organic?
handy guide to reduce our kids’ intake of pesticides along with their fruits & vegggies at EWG http://ow.ly/5iy96 Filed under: Miscellany
Poem of the week: The Rolling English Road by GK Chesterton | Books | guardian.co.uk
The Rolling English Road Before the Roman came to Rye or out to Severn strode, The rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road. A reeling road, a rolling road,…
how men and women make decisions under stress
Stress causes men and women to respond differently to risky decision making, with men charging ahead for small rewards and women taking their time, according to a new study in…
how men and women make decisions under stress
Stress causes men and women to respond differently to risky decision making, with men charging ahead for small rewards and women taking their time, according to a new study in…
Õhtuvalguses / Evening light – Landscape & Rural Photos – Vaido’s Photoblog
via vaido.aminus3.com The light here and colour is so vivid, it makes me think of something you can taste. Filed under: Miscellany
“SlutWalks and the future of feminism”
The word “slut” got under my skin. Then I read it. Go girls go! http://ow.ly/5ankE Filed under: Miscellany
emily dickinson is helen oyeyemi’s hero–who’s yours?
Dickinson is my hero because she was a joker, because she would never explain, because as a poet she confronted pain, dread and death, and because she was capable of…
yarn bombing, graffitti with sweaters
I like the new pink and purple skin of the bull NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/59Hi9 Filed under: Miscellany
Music of Aussie rockers AC/DC irresistable to sharks
“If You Want Blood” a favourite. Seriously. http://ow.ly/59yG4 Filed under: Miscellany
Our democracy is broken
In his new job as Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Jack Layton has pledged to “fix Ottawa.” I’ve taken this to mean he will lead by example in hope…